Monroe Township, Richland County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°41′33″N 82°23′35″W / 40.69250°N 82.39306°W / 40.69250; -82.39306CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyRichlandArea

• Total37.1 sq mi (96.1 km²) • Land36.4 sq mi (94.3 km²) • Water0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,010 ft (308 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total2,721 • Density74.8/sq mi (28.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-51576^[3]GNIS feature ID1086881^[1]

Monroe Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2020 census found 2,721 people in the township.

Geography

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

Mifflin Township – north, west of Mifflin Township, Ashland County
Mifflin Township, Ashland County – north, east of Mifflin Township, Richland County
Vermillion Township, Ashland County – northeast corner
Green Township, Ashland County – east
Hanover Township, Ashland County – southeast corner
Butler Township – south
Jefferson Township – southwest corner
Washington Township – west
Madison Township – northwest corner

Part of the village of Lucas is located in northwestern Monroe Township.

Name and history

Monroe Township was organized on February 11, 1817 with the first settler being a man named David Hill who built the first cabin in the southwestern section of the township.^[4] It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[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.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Monroe township, Richland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "About Monroe Township". Monroe Township Lucas Ohio. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.