Monroe Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,138 people in the township.[3]
Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Monroe Township in Ashtabula County | |
| Coordinates: 41°51′5″N 80°34′53″W / 41.85139°N 80.58139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ashtabula |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.5 sq mi (99.7 km2) |
| • Land | 38.5 sq mi (99.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,138 |
| • Density | 62/sq mi (23.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-51296[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085732[1] |
| Website | monroetwpohio |
Geography
editLocated on the northeastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
- Conneaut - north
- Conneaut Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania - northeast
- Beaver Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania - southeast
- Pierpont Township - south
- Denmark Township - southwest corner
- Sheffield Township - west
- Kingsville Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Monroe Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.[4]
The first settler in Monroe Township was Stephen Moulton, who arrived from New York in 1799.[5]
Government
editThe 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,[6] 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. Currently, the members of the board are John Griggs, Roger Sherman, Jr, and Robert Pixley.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Monroe township, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ a b Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.