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Switzerland Township, Monroe County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Monroe

FIPS code
  
39-75945

Elevation
  
387 m

Population
  
462 (2010)

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086661

Local time
  
Sunday 9:37 PM

Switzerland Township, Monroe County, Ohio httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Weather
  
11°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 43% Humidity

Area
  
70.71 km² (70.45 km² Land / 26 ha Water)

Switzerland Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 462.

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Map of Switzerland Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

  • York Township, Belmont County - north
  • Salem Township - south
  • Adams Township - southwest
  • Sunsbury Township - west
  • Washington Township, Belmont County - northwest
  • Marshall County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east.

    No municipalities are located in Switzerland Township.

    Name and history

    It is the only Switzerland 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

    Switzerland Township, Monroe County, Ohio Wikipedia