Monroe Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
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Monroe Township is one of the twenty-two townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Coshocton County
Coshocton County, Ohio
Coshocton County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,901. Its county seat is Coshocton. Its name comes from the Delaware Indian language and has been translated as "union of waters" or "black bear crossing".The Coshocton...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 452 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Killbuck Township, Holmes County
    Killbuck Township, Holmes County, Ohio
    Killbuck Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,954 people in the township, 1,115 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast
  • Clark Township
    Clark Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
    Clark Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 594 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Bethlehem Township
    Bethlehem Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
    Bethlehem Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,191 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southeast corner
  • Jefferson Township
    Jefferson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
    Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,549 people in the township, 634 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Newcastle Township
    Newcastle Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
    Newcastle Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 441 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the far western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest corner
  • Tiverton Township
    Tiverton Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
    Tiverton Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 348 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - west
  • Richland Township, Holmes County
    Richland Township, Holmes County, Ohio
    Richland Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,165 people in the township, 882 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    - northwest


No municipalities are located in Monroe Township.

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.
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