Monroe Township, Knox County, Ohio

Monroe Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°25′38″N 82°24′56″W / 40.42722°N 82.41556°W / 40.42722; -82.41556Coordinates: 40°25′38″N 82°24′56″W / 40.42722°N 82.41556°W / 40.42722; -82.41556
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Knox
Area
– Total	24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2)
– Land	24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	1,201 ft (366 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,427
– Density	99.6/sq mi (38.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-51436[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086407[1]

Monroe Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,427 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Pike Township - north
• Brown Township - northeast corner
• Howard Township - east
• Harrison Township - southeast corner, east of College Township
• College Township - southeast, west of Harrison Township
• Pleasant Township - southwest, east of Clinton Township
• Clinton Township - southwest, west of Pleasant Township
• Morris Township - west

Part of the city of Mount Vernon, the county seat of Knox County, is located in southwestern Monroe Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Knox County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16. 
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website