Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio

Monroe Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,800.

Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio
Township
Mac-O-Chee Castle, a historic site in the township
Mac-O-Chee Castle, a historic site in the township
Location of Monroe Township in Ohio
Location of Monroe Township in Ohio
Location of Monroe Township in Logan County
Location of Monroe Township in Logan County
Coordinates: 40°16′40″N 83°41′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyLogan
Area
[1]
 • Total31.28 sq mi (81.02 km2)
 • Land31.27 sq mi (81.00 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,371 ft (418 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total1,800
 • Density58/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)937, 326
FIPS code39-51464[4]
GNIS feature ID1086489[2]

Geography

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

Parts of the villages of West Liberty and Valley Hi are located in southwestern and northern Monroe Township respectively, and the unincorporated community of Pickrelltown lies in the township's north.

Name and history

Monroe Township was organized in 1822.[5] It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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.

Transportation

Important highways in Monroe Township include State Routes 245 and 287.

References
  1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Monroe township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 320. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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