Malaga Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Malaga Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Township
Scene in the community of Malaga
Location of Malaga Township in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°49′41″N81°8′54″W / 39.82806°N 81.14833°W / 39.82806; -81.14833
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Monroe
Area
• Total	29.4 sq mi (76.1 km2)
• Land	29.3 sq mi (75.8 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,240 ft (378 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,038
• Density	35/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43757
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-46928 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086654 [1]

Malaga Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,038.

Geography

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

• Somerset Township, Belmont County - north
• Wayne Township, Belmont County - northeast
• Sunsbury Township - east
• Center Township - southeast
• Summit Township - southwest
• Seneca Township - west

Two villages are located in Malaga Township: Miltonsburg in the center, and part of Jerusalem in the northeast. As well, the unincorporated community of Malaga lies in the northern part of the township.

Name and history

It is the only Malaga Township statewide. ^[4]

A key founder of Malaga Township was John Hendershot, who was born in 1764 in Sussex County, New Jersey. He had three sons between 1788 and 1797. John enlisted in the Pennsylvania Militia, Bedford County Rangers of Frontiers, under Captain William McCall. In 1782, after the Revolutionary War, he first moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania (now Greene County) and then to Monroe County, Ohio. He built a cabin in Malaga Township before 1815, as well as mapped the town out. The first settlers of Magala Township were the families of John, Stillwell Truax, Mathew Rogers, Martin Fogle, Frederick Hayes, Peter Mann, David Mann, William Kennard, James Graham and David Lupton. This was before 1815. The first election in Magala Township was held at the home of Peter Mann in 1820.

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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Malaga township, Monroe County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.