Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Summit Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Monroe County.
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Monroe
Area
 • Total 23.0 sq mi (59.6 km2)
 • Land 23.0 sq mi (59.6 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,247 ft (380 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 714
 • Density 31.0/sq mi (12.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-75497[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086659[1]

Summit Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 714 people in the township, 481 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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Geography

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

The village of Lewisville is located in central Summit Township.

Name and history

It is the only Summit Township statewide.[4]

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.

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