Monroe Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Allen County

Allen County, Ohio

Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its population was 106,331 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Lima–Van Wert–Wapakoneta Combined Statistical Area....

, Ohio

Ohio

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,219 people in the township, 1,720 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Pleasant Township, Putnam County
  Pleasant Township, Putnam County, Ohio
  Pleasant Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,955 people in the township, 1,755 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Richland Township
  Richland Township, Allen County, Ohio
  Richland Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,090 people in the township, 2,015 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Allen County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,936 people in the township, 2,632 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Bath Township
  Bath Township, Allen County, Ohio
  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...
  
   - south
• Sugar Creek Township
  Sugar Creek Township, Allen County, Ohio
  Sugar Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,330 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest
• Sugar Creek Township, Putnam County
  Sugar Creek Township, Putnam County, Ohio
  Sugar Creek Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,156 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Union Township - north...
  
   - northwest

The village of Cairo

Cairo, Ohio

Cairo is a village in Allen County, Ohio, United States. The population was 499 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Lima Metropolitan Statistical Area. As indicated above, the village's name is pronounced differently from the English name for the Egyptian city having the same spelling:...

is located in southwestern Monroe Township.

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, 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.