Monroe Township, Perry County, Ohio

Monroe Township, Perry County, Ohio
Township
Ruins at San Toy
Location of Monroe Township in Perry County
Coordinates: 39°36′4″N82°5′13″W / 39.60111°N 82.08694°W / 39.60111; -82.08694
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Perry
Area
• Total	33.6 sq mi (87.1 km2)
• Land	33.5 sq mi (86.9 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	745 ft (227 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,356
• Density	40.5/sq mi (15.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-51520 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086786 [1]

Monroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,356 people in the township.

Communities

• Corning is a village located at 39°36′17″N82°5′17″W / 39.60472°N 82.08806°W / 39.60472; -82.08806 within the northern portion of the township.
• Rendville is a village located at 39°37′2″N82°5′22″W / 39.61722°N 82.08944°W / 39.61722; -82.08944 within the northern portion of the township. The population was 36 at the 2010 census, ^[4] making it the smallest incorporated community in Ohio. ^[5]

Geography

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

• Bearfield Township - north
• Deerfield Township, Morgan County - northeast corner
• Union Township, Morgan County - east
• Homer Township, Morgan County - southeast corner
• Trimble Township, Athens County - south
• Coal Township - southwest
• Salt Lick Township - west
• Pleasant Township - northwest

Name and history

Monroe Township was organized in 1823, and named for President James Monroe. ^[6] It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide. ^[7]

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, ^[8] 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. "Monroe township, Perry County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Rendville village, Ohio". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved June 1, 2012.
5. "Age Groups and Sex: 2010 - State -- Place 2010 Census Summary File 1 (GCT-P2): Ohio". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved June 1, 2012.
6. Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 219.
7. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
8. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website