Monroe Township, Perry County, Ohio

Monroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,565 people in the township, 926 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Monroe Township, Perry County, Ohio
Township
Ruins at San Toy
Location of Monroe Township in Perry County
Coordinates: 39°36′4″N 82°5′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPerry
Area
 • Total33.6 sq mi (87.1 km2)
 • Land33.5 sq mi (86.9 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation745 ft (227 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,565
 • Density46.7/sq mi (18.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-51520[2]
GNIS feature ID1086786[1]

Communities

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Name and history

Monroe Township was organized in 1823, and named for President James Monroe.[6] It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.[7]

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,[8] 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
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Perry County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Rendville village, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  5. "Age Groups and Sex: 2010 - State -- Place 2010 Census Summary File 1 (GCT-P2): Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  6. Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 219.
  7. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  8. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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