Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Township
State Road Covered Bridge
Location of Monroe Township in Ashtabula County
Coordinates: 41°51′5″N 80°34′53″W / 41.85139°N 80.58139°W / 41.85139; -80.58139
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Ashtabula
Area
• Total	38.5 sq mi (99.7 km2)
• Land	38.5 sq mi (99.6 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	919 ft (280 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,138
• Density	62/sq mi (23.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-51296[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085732[1]
Website	monroetwpohio.tripod.com

Monroe Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,138 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located on the northeastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

• Conneaut - north
• Conneaut Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania - northeast
• Beaver Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania - southeast
• Pierpont Township - south
• Denmark Township - southwest corner
• Sheffield Township - west
• Kingsville Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Monroe Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.^[4]

The first settler in Monroe Township was Stephen Moulton, who arrived from New York in 1799.^[5]

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. Currently, the members of the board are John Griggs, Roger Sherman, Jr, and Robert Pixley.^[5]