Monroe Township is one of the thirteen
townships
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of
Henry County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census the population was 1,083.
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Harrison Township - north
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Damascus Township - northeast corner
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Richfield Township - east
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Bartlow Township - southeast corner
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Marion Township - south
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Pleasant Township - southwest corner
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Napoleon Township - west
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Flatrock Township - northwest corner
Monroe Township is one of only two townships in the county without a border on another county.
The village of
Malinta
Malinta is a village in Henry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 226 at the 2020 census.
History
Malinta was platted in 1880. The village derives its name from Elizabeth Malinta Bensing, the daughter of a first settler. A post o ...
is located in northeastern Monroe Township, and the
unincorporated community
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of
Grelton lies on its border with Richfield Township.
Name and history
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 Henry County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio