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Sunsbury Township, Monroe County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Monroe

FIPS code
  
39-75686

Elevation
  
366 m

Population
  
1,325 (2010)

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086660

Area
  
73.6 km²

Local time
  
Friday 12:21 PM

Sunsbury Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Weather
  
14°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 88% Humidity

Sunsbury Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,325.

Contents

Map of Sunsbury Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Washington Township, Belmont County - northeast
  • Switzerland Township - east
  • Adams Township - south
  • Center Township - southwest
  • Malaga Township - west
  • Wayne Township, Belmont County - northwest
  • Three villages are located in Sunsbury Township:

  • Beallsville, in the north
  • Part of Jerusalem, in the northwest, along the border with Malaga Township
  • Part of Wilson, in the northwest, along the border with Belmont County
  • Name and history

    It is the only Sunsbury Township 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.

    References

    Sunsbury Township, Monroe County, Ohio Wikipedia