Monroe Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Monroe Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Township
The former Princeton Community Church
The former Princeton Community Church
Location of Monroe Township in Coshocton County
Location of Monroe Township in Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40°25′37″N 82°2′11″W / 40.42694°N 82.03639°W / 40.42694; -82.03639
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyCoshocton
Area
 • Total
26.1 sq mi (67.7 km2)
 • Land26.1 sq mi (67.7 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,243 ft (379 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
427
 • Density16/sq mi (6.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-51352[3]
GNIS feature ID1085922[1]

Monroe Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 427.

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Monroe Township, but it does contain the unincorporated communities of New Princeton and Spring Mountain.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.[4][5]

Monroe Township was settled chiefly by emigrants from Pennsylvania and Virginia. Monroe Township was organized in 1824.[6][7]

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,[8] 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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Monroe township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ^ Result, GNIS. Accessed 2008-02-02.
  6. ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. pp. 560.
  7. ^ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 3.
  8. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.