Monroe Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Monroe Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Township
Otsego United Methodist Church
Location of Monroe Township in Muskingum County
Coordinates: 40°6′54″N81°46′5″W / 40.11500°N 81.76806°W / 40.11500; -81.76806
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Muskingum
Area
• Total	24.9 sq mi (64.6 km2)
• Land	24.7 sq mi (64.0 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation [1]	801 ft (244 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	521
• Density	21/sq mi (8.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-51506 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086727 [1]

Monroe Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 521 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Linton Township, Coshocton County - north
• Knox Township, Guernsey County - east
• Adams Township, Guernsey County - southeast corner
• Highland Township - south
• Salem Township - southwest corner
• Adams Township - west
• Franklin Township, Coshocton County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Monroe Township. The unincorporated community Otsego is home to the township hall.

Name and history

Monroe Township was named for James Monroe, 5th President of the United States. ^[4] It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide. ^[5]

By the 1830s, Monroe Township contained three saw mills and three gristmills. ^[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.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Monroe township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. Everhart, F.J. (1882). 1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. F.J. Everhart & Co. p. 456.
5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
6. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp.  319 . Retrieved December 12, 2013.
7. §503.24 Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine , §505.01 Archived December 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , and §507.01 Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website