Seneca Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Seneca Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Township

Location of Seneca Township in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°49′17″N 81°16′33″W / 39.82139°N 81.27583°W / 39.82139; -81.27583Coordinates: 39°49′17″N 81°16′33″W / 39.82139°N 81.27583°W / 39.82139; -81.27583
Country United States
State Ohio
County Monroe
Area
  Total 22.5 sq mi (58.2 km2)
  Land 22.5 sq mi (58.2 km2)
  Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,135 ft (346 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 486
  Density 22/sq mi (8.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-71349[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086658[1]

Seneca Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 486.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Seneca Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Seneca Townships are located in Noble and Seneca 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.

References

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