Monroe Township, Darke County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

39°58′6″N 84°28′23″W / 39.96833°N 84.47306°W / 39.96833; -84.47306CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyDarkeArea

• Total25.7 sq mi (66.5 km²) • Land25.7 sq mi (66.5 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,037 ft (316 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,647 • Density64/sq mi (25/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-51366^[3]GNIS feature ID1086019^[1]

Monroe Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,647 people in the township.

Geography

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

Franklin Township - north
Newton Township, Miami County - northeast
Union Township, Miami County - east
Clay Township, Montgomery County - southeast
Harrison Township, Preble County - southwest
Twin Township - west
Van Buren Township - northwest corner

The village of Pitsburg is located in northwestern Monroe Township.

Name and history

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

Monroe Township was established in 1836 from land given by Twin Township.^[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, Darke County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ The History of Darke County, Ohio. W. H. Beers & Company. 1880. p. 455.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.