Country United States County Monroe FIPS code 39-12966 Elevation 359 m Population 3,647 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086649 Area 107.2 km² Local time Tuesday 10:33 AM | |
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Center Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,647, including 2,384 living in the village of Woodsfield.
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Map of Center Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Woodsfield, the county seat of Monroe County, is located in northern Center Township.
Name and history
It is one of nine Center Townships statewide.
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, 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.