Country United States County Holmes FIPS code 39-51422 Elevation 322 m Local time Thursday 1:28 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086333 Area 62.4 km² Population 1,401 (2000) | |
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Monroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,401 people in the township.
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Map of Monroe Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Monroe Township.
Name and history
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.