Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships

Civil township

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 of Putnam County

Putnam County, Ohio

Putnam County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,499. The name is in honor of Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. Its county seat is...

, Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,234 people in the township, 1,046 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Highland Township, Defiance County
  Highland Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Highland Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,658 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Pleasant Township, Henry County
  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:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Palmer Township
  Palmer Township, Putnam County, Ohio
  Palmer Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,143 people in the township, 1,007 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Greensburg Township
  Greensburg Township, Putnam County, Ohio
  Greensburg Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,425 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Palmer Township - north...
  
   - southeast corner
• Perry Township
  Perry Township, Putnam County, Ohio
  Perry Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,206 people in the township, 737 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Brown Township, Paulding County
  Brown Township, Paulding County, Ohio
  Brown Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,244 people in the township, 1,315 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Auglaize Township, Paulding County
  Auglaize Township, Paulding County, Ohio
  Auglaize Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,535 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

The village of Continental

Continental, Ohio

Continental is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,188 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Continental is located at ....

is located in southern 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.