Country United States County Miami FIPS code 39-51492 Elevation 275 m Population 15,339 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086639 Local time Thursday 1:31 PM | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 32% Humidity Area 79.77 km² (79.25 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
Monroe Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 15,339 people in the township, 6,118 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Monroe Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The city of Tipp City is located in eastern 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.