Monclova Township is one of the eleven
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
of
Lucas County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 14,827 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
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Springfield Township - north
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Maumee Maumee may refer to:
Places:
* Maumee Township, Allen County, Indiana
* Maumee, Ohio, a city in Lucas County
* Maumee River, a river in northwestern Ohio and northeastern Indiana, United States
* Maumee Bay, Ohio, on Lake Erie
* Maumee State Fores ...
- east
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Perrysburg Township, Wood County - southeast
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Waterville Township - south
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Swanton Township - west
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Spencer Township - northwest
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Whitehouse Whitehouse may refer to:
People
* Charles S. Whitehouse (1921–2001), American diplomat
* Cornelius Whitehouse (1796–1883), English engineer and inventor
* E. Sheldon Whitehouse (1883–1965), American diplomat
* Elliott Whitehouse (born ...
- southwest
No municipalities are located in Monclova Township, although the
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
of
Monclova
Monclova (), is a city and the seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. According to the 2015 census, the city had 231,107 inhabitants. Its metropolitan area has 381,432 inhabitants and ...
lies in the township's center.
Name and history
Monclova Township was organized in 1853. It is the only Monclova Township statewide. According to Monclova Township's Land Use Plan 2009, the name "Monclova" means "one clan."
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
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Lucas County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
Populated places established in 1853