Country United States County Putnam FIPS code 39-51562 Elevation 218 m Local time Thursday 1:33 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086862 Area 92.9 km² Population 2,234 (2000) | |
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Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,234 people in the township, 1,046 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Monroe Township, OH 45831, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Continental is located in southern Monroe Township.
Name and history
Monroe Township was founded in 1852. 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.