Monclova Township, Ohio
Township
Memorial at the Fallen Timbers Battlefield
Location of Monclova Township in Lucas County, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°33′31″N 83°44′24″W / 41.55861°N 83.74000°W / 41.55861; -83.74000
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Lucas
Area
• Total	22.1 sq mi (57.3 km2)
• Land	22.0 sq mi (56.9 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	614 ft (187 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	14,827
• Density	670/sq mi (260/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43542
Area code	419
FIPS code	39-51156[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086528[1]
Website	monclovatwp.org

Monclova Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 14,827 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

• Springfield Township - north
• Maumee - east
• Perrysburg Township, Wood County - southeast
• Waterville Township - south
• Swanton Township - west
• Spencer Township - northwest
• Whitehouse - southwest

No municipalities are located in Monclova Township, although the unincorporated community of Monclova lies in the township's center.

Name and history

Monclova Township was organized in 1853.^[4] It is the only Monclova Township statewide.^[5] According to Monclova Township's Land Use Plan 2009, the name "Monclova" means "one clan."

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,^[6] 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.