Monclova Township, Lucas County, Ohio

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Monclova Township, Lucas County, Ohio
Township
Memorial at the Fallen Timbers Battlefield
Location of Monclova Township in Lucas County, Ohio
Location of Monclova Township in Lucas County, Ohio
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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 (2010)
 • Total 12,400
 • Density 561.1/sq mi (216.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43542
Area code(s) 419
FIPS code 39-51156[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086528[1]
Website monclovatwp.org

Monclova Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 12,400 people in the township.[3]

Communities

  • Business Corner is an unincorporated community located in the Northern portion of the township.
  • Monclova is an unincorporated community located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. within in central portion of the township. A post office is located in Monclova.

Geography

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

Name

It is the only Monclova Township statewide.[4] 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,[5] 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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lucas County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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