Ohio Township, Monroe County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Ohio Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Monroe
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:60.6
Area Land Km2:59.7
Area Water Km2:0.9
Area Total Sq Mi:23.4
Area Land Sq Mi:23.1
Area Water Sq Mi:0.3
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:837
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:328
Elevation Ft:1076
Coordinates:39.6844°N -80.885°W
Area Code:740
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-57988[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086655

Ohio Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 837.[3]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east: Marshall County farther north, and Wetzel County farther south.

No municipalities are located in Ohio Township, although the unincorporated community of Hannibal lies in the township's east along the Ohio River.

Name and history

Statewide, other Ohio Townships are located in Clermont and Gallia counties.

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,[4] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Book: Ohio Department of Development . Population & Household Counts for Governmental Units: 2020, 2010, 2000 . August 2021 . August 8, 2022.
  4. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24