Monroe Township is one of the thirteen townships

Civil township

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 of Henry County

Henry County, Ohio

Henry County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,215. Its county seat is Napoleon and is named for Patrick Henry, the Virginian famous for his "give me liberty or give me death" speech....

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,177 people in the township, 892 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Harrison Township
  Harrison Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,232 people in the township, 1,026 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Damascus Township
  Damascus Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Damascus Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,781 people in the township, 1,020 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Richfield Township
  Richfield Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Richfield Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 654 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Damascus Township - north...
  
   - east
• Bartlow Township
  Bartlow Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Bartlow Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,460 people in the township, 629 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Marion Township
  Marion Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Marion Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,417 people in the township, 767 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Pleasant Township
  Pleasant Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Pleasant Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,158 people in the township, 927 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Napoleon Township
  Napoleon Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Napoleon Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,331 people in the township, 1,513 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Flatrock Township
  Flatrock Township, Henry County, Ohio
  Flatrock Township is one of the thirteen townships of Henry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,254 people in the township, 967 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

Monroe Township is one of only two townships in the county without a border on another county.

The village of Malinta

Malinta, Ohio

Malinta is a village in Henry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 285 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Malinta is located at ....

 is located in northeastern Monroe Township, and the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Grelton

Grelton, Ohio

Grelton is an unincorporated community on the borders of Monroe and Richfield Townships in Henry County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43523. It is located on County Road 7 approximately two miles south of U.S. Route 6.-References:...

lies on its border with Richfield 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.