Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
| Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
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Woodland scene on County Road 851 | |
 Location of Monroe Township in Guernsey County | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′3″N 81°28′57″W / 40.18417°N 81.48250°WCoordinates: 40°11′3″N 81°28′57″W / 40.18417°N 81.48250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Guernsey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.1 sq mi (65.0 km2) |
| • Land | 25.0 sq mi (64.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,017 ft (310 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 598 |
| • Density | 23.9/sq mi (9.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-51380[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086187[1] |
Monroe Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 598 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Washington Township, Tuscarawas County - north
- Perry Township, Tuscarawas County - northeast
- Washington Township - east
- Madison Township - southeast corner
- Jefferson Township - south
- Liberty Township - southwest
- Wheeling Township - west
- Oxford Township, Tuscarawas County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Monroe Township, although the unincorporated community of Birmingham lies in the township's southeast.
Name and history
Monroe Township was established in 1818.[4] It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.[5]
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,[6] 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
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Guernsey County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 320.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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