Seneca Township, Monroe County, Ohio

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Seneca Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Township
Seneca Township farmstead on 78.jpg
Farmstead on State Route 78
Map of Monroe County Ohio Highlighting Seneca Township.png
Location of Seneca Township in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°49′17″N81°16′33″W / 39.82139°N 81.27583°W / 39.82139; -81.27583
Country United States
State Ohio
County Monroe
Area
 • Total
22.5 sq mi (58.2 km2)
 • Land22.5 sq mi (58.2 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,135 ft (346 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
444
 • Density19.8/sq mi (7.63/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-71349 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086658 [1]

Seneca Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 444.

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Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Seneca Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Seneca Townships are located in Noble and Seneca counties.

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, [4] 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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Seneca township, Monroe County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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