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Monroe Township, Licking County, Ohio
Township in Ohio, US
Township in Ohio, US
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Monroe Township, Licking County, Ohio |
| settlement_type | Township |
| image_skyline | Lynnwood Farmhouse.jpg |
| imagesize | 250px |
| image_caption | The Lynnwood Farmhouse, south of Johnstown |
| image_map | Licking County, Ohio highlighting Monroe Township.svg |
| mapsize | 250px |
| map_caption | Location of Monroe Township in Licking County |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Ohio |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Licking |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 69.65 |
| area_land_km2 | 69.43 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.22 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 7753 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_density_sq_mi | auto |
| timezone | Eastern (EST) |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 349 |
| elevation_ft | 1145 |
| coordinates | |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 39-51450 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 1086472 |
| website |
Monroe Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 7,753.
Geography
Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Hartford Township - north
- Bennington Township - northeast corner
- Liberty Township - east
- St. Albans Township - southeast corner
- Jersey Township - south
- Plain Township, Franklin County - southwest corner
- Harlem Township, Delaware County - west
- Trenton Township, Delaware County - northwest corner
The village of Johnstown is located in eastern Monroe Township.
Name and history
It is one of 22 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, 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
References
- "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio".
- "Monroe township, Licking County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
- (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
- "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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