Green Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 419.
Green Township, Monroe County, Ohio | |
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 Bank barn on Flauhaus Road | |
 Location of Green Township in Monroe County | |
| Coordinates: 39°41′44″N 81°0′35″W / 39.69556°N 81.00972°W | |
| 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 | 1,033 ft (315 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 419 |
| • Density | 15/sq mi (5.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-31808[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086651[1] |
Geography edit
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Adams Township - north
- Salem Township - northeast
- Ohio Township - east
- Lee Township - southeast
- Jackson Township - south
- Perry Township - southwest
- Center Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Green Township, although the unincorporated community of Laings lies in the center of the township.
Name and history edit
It is one of sixteen Green Townships statewide.[4]
Government edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Green township, Monroe County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.