Monroe Township is one of the twenty
townships of
Darke County,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. The
2020 census found 1,647 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Franklin Township - north
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Newton Township, Miami County - northeast
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Union Township, Miami County - east
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Clay Township, Montgomery County - southeast
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Harrison Township, Preble County - southwest
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Twin Township - west
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Van Buren Township - northwest corner
The village of
Pitsburg is located in northwestern Monroe Township.
Name and history
It is one of twenty-two
Monroe Townships statewide.
Monroe Township was established in 1836 from land given by Twin Township.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Darke County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio