Monroe Township, Clermont County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
Grant Birthplace at Point Pleasant
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Location of Monroe Township in Clermont County |
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Coordinates: 38°56′50″N 84°11′25″W / 38.94722°N 84.19028°WCoordinates: 38°56′50″N 84°11′25″W / 38.94722°N 84.19028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Clermont |
Area | |
• Total | 31.7 sq mi (82.1 km2) |
• Land | 31.4 sq mi (81.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,828 |
• Density | 249/sq mi (96.2/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 39-51338 |
GNIS feature ID | 1085867 |
Website | monroetwp |
Monroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 7,828.
Located in the southwestern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
Campbell County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the southwest.
No municipalities are located in Monroe Township, although the unincorporated community of Point Pleasant lies in the township's south along the Ohio River.
It is one of 22 .
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.