Monroe Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Monroe Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Township
Otsego United Methodist Church

Location of Monroe Township in Muskingum County
Coordinates: 40°6′54″N 81°46′5″W / 40.11500°N 81.76806°W / 40.11500; -81.76806Coordinates: 40°6′54″N 81°46′5″W / 40.11500°N 81.76806°W / 40.11500; -81.76806
Country United States
State Ohio
County Muskingum
Area
 • Total 24.9 sq mi (64.6 km2)
 • Land 24.7 sq mi (64.0 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation[1] 801 ft (244 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 439
 • Density 17.8/sq mi (6.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-51506[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086727[1]

Monroe Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 439 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Monroe Township. The unincorporated community Otsego is home to the township hall.

Name and history

Monroe Township was named for James Monroe, 5th President of the United States.[4] It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.[5]

By the 1830s, Monroe Township contained three saw mills and three gristmills.[6]

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,[7] 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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Muskingum County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Everhart, F.J. (1882). 1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. F.J. Everhart & Co. p. 456.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright. p. 319. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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