Country United States County Adams FIPS code 39-51268 Elevation 287 m Population 686 (2010) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085682 Local time Thursday 1:24 PM | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 39% Humidity Area 72.78 km² (70.45 km² Land / 233 ha Water) | ||
Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 686.
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Map of Monroe Township, OH, USA
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.
It is one of twenty-two Monroe 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.