Monroe Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Monroe Township, Holmes County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
Location of Monroe Township in Holmes County Location of Monroe Township in Holmes County |
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Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Holmes |
Area | |
• Total | 24.1 sq mi (62.5 km2) |
• Land | 24.1 sq mi (62.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 1,056 ft (322 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,401 |
• Density | 58.1/sq mi (22.4/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 39-51422[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086333[1] |
Monroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,401 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Ripley Township - north
- Prairie Township - northeast
- Hardy Township - east
- Killbuck Township - southeast
- Richland Township - southwest
- Knox Township - west
No municipalities are located in Monroe Township.
Name and history
It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.[4]
Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References
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- ↑ Holmes County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.