Monroe Township, Adams County, Ohio

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Monroe Township, Adams County, Ohio
Township
General Nathaniel Massie House, Buckeye Station Bluff, Route 52, Manchester, Adams County.png
1797 home of Nathaniel Massie
Adams County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Monroe Township highlighted.svg
Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 38°43′46″N83°29′42″W / 38.72944°N 83.49500°W / 38.72944; -83.49500 Coordinates: 38°43′46″N83°29′42″W / 38.72944°N 83.49500°W / 38.72944; -83.49500
Country United States
State Ohio
County Adams
Area
 • Total28.1 sq mi (72.7 km2)
 • Land27.2 sq mi (70.5 km2)
 • Water0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
942 ft (287 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total624
 • Density25/sq mi (9.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-51268 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085682 [1]

Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 624 at the 2020 census. [3]

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Geography

Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

Lewis County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the south.

No municipalities are located in Monroe Township.

History

Monroe Township was organized in 1817. It is named for James Monroe. [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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Monroe township, Adams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp.  449.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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