Green Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Green Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Township

Location of Green Township in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°41′44″N 81°0′35″W / 39.69556°N 81.00972°W / 39.69556; -81.00972Coordinates: 39°41′44″N 81°0′35″W / 39.69556°N 81.00972°W / 39.69556; -81.00972
Country United States
State Ohio
County Monroe
Area
 • Total 27.7 sq mi (71.7 km2)
 • Land 27.7 sq mi (71.7 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,033 ft (315 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 447
 • Density 16/sq mi (6.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-31808[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086651[1]

Green Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 447.[3]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Green Township, although the unincorporated community of Laings lies in the center of the township.

Name and history

It is one of sixteen Green Townships statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Green township, Monroe County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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