Monroe Township is one of the twenty-seven townships

Civil township

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 of Ashtabula County

Ashtabula County, Ohio

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, Ohio

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,268 people in the township.

Geography

Located on the northeastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

• Conneaut
  Conneaut, Ohio
  As of the census of 2000, there were 12,485 people, 5,038 households, and 3,410 families residing in the city. The population density was 473.4 people per square mile . There were 5,710 housing units at an average density of 216.5 per square mile...
  
   - north
• Conneaut Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
  Conneaut Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
  Conneaut Township is a township in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,908 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.02% is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
  
   - northeast
• Beaver Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
  Beaver Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
  Beaver Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 903 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
  
   - southeast
• Pierpont Township
  Pierpont Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  Pierpont Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,197 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Denmark Township
  Denmark Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  Denmark Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 880 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Sheffield Township
  Sheffield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  Sheffield Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,491 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Kingsville Township
  Kingsville Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  Kingsville Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,847 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest

No municipalities are located in Monroe Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide

Monroe Township, Ohio

Monroe Township, Ohio may refer to:*Monroe Township, Adams County, Ohio*Monroe Township, Allen County, Ohio*Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio*Monroe Township, Carroll County, Ohio*Monroe Township, Clermont County, Ohio...

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The first settler in Monroe Township was Stephen Moulton, who arrived from New York

New York

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in 1799.

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. Currently, the members of the board are John Griggs, Harry Osburn, and Charles Riley.