Monroe Township is one of the fifteen
townships of
Adams County,
Ohio
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, United States. The population was 624 at the
2020 census.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county along the
Ohio River
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, it borders the following townships:
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Tiffin Township - north
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Brush Creek Township - northeast
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Green Township - east
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Manchester Township - southwest
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Sprigg Township - west
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Liberty Township - northwest
Lewis County, Kentucky
Lewis County is near the northeastern tip of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 13,080. Its county seat is Vanceburg, Kentucky, Vanceburg.
History
Kentucky was part of Virginia unti ...
lies across the Ohio River to the south.
No municipalities are located in Monroe Township.
History
Monroe Township was organized in 1817. It is named for
James Monroe
James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American Founding Father of the United States, Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He was the last Founding Father to serve as presiden ...
.
It is one of twenty-two
Monroe Townships statewide.
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 Adams County, Ohio
1817 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1817
Townships in Ohio