Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Township

Location of Summit Township in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°46′14″N 81°13′7″W / 39.77056°N 81.21861°W / 39.77056; -81.21861Coordinates: 39°46′14″N 81°13′7″W / 39.77056°N 81.21861°W / 39.77056; -81.21861
Country United States
State Ohio
County Monroe
Area
 • Total 23.0 sq mi (59.6 km2)
 • Land 23.0 sq mi (59.6 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,247 ft (380 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 647
 • Density 28/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-75497[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086659[1]

Summit Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 647, including 176 people in the village of Lewisville.[3]

Geography

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

The village of Lewisville is located in central Summit Township.

Name and history

It is the only Summit Township 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): Summit 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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