Sunsbury Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Sunsbury Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Township
East of Beallsville on State Route 556
Location of Sunsbury Township in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°50′41″N81°2′16″W / 39.84472°N 81.03778°W / 39.84472; -81.03778
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Monroe
Area
• Total	28.4 sq mi (73.6 km2)
• Land	28.4 sq mi (73.6 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,201 ft (366 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,267
• Density	44.6/sq mi (17.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-75686 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086660 [1]

Sunsbury Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,267.

Geography

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

• Washington Township, Belmont County - northeast
• Switzerland Township - east
• Adams Township - south
• Center Township - southwest
• Malaga Township - west
• Wayne Township, Belmont County - northwest

Three villages are located in Sunsbury Township:

• Beallsville, in the north
• Part of Jerusalem, in the northwest, along the border with Malaga Township
• Part of Wilson, in the northwest, along the border with Belmont County

Name and history

It is the only Sunsbury 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.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Sunsbury 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.

External links

• County website