Monroe Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township in Ohio, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Monroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,605.
Monroe Township, Holmes County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Monroe Township in Holmes County | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′52″N 82°1′8″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Holmes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.09 sq mi (62.39 km2) |
| • Land | 24.06 sq mi (62.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,056 ft (322 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,605 |
| • Density | 67/sq mi (26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-51422[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086333[1] |
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.
It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.[4]
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.
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