Country United States County Preble FIPS code 39-51548 Elevation 338 m Population 2,290 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086853 Area 91.2 km² Local time Thursday 1:32 PM | |
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Monroe Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,290 people in the township, 1,314 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Monroe Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two incorporated villages are located in Monroe Township: Eldorado in the northwest, and West Manchester in the northeast.
Name and history
Monroe Township was established in 1817. 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.