Green Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Green Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Township

Location of Green Township in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°41′44″N 81°0′35″W / 39.69556°N 81.00972°W / 39.69556; -81.00972Coordinates: 39°41′44″N 81°0′35″W / 39.69556°N 81.00972°W / 39.69556; -81.00972
Country United States
State Ohio
County Monroe
Area
  Total 27.7 sq mi (71.7 km2)
  Land 27.7 sq mi (71.7 km2)
  Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,033 ft (315 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 447
  Density 16/sq mi (6.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-31808[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086651[1]

Green Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 447.[3]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Green Township, although the unincorporated community of Laings lies in the center of the township.

Name and history

It is one of sixteen Green 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.

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