Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Monroe Township, Logan County, Ohio

Township

Mac-O-Chee Castle, a historic site in the township

Location of Monroe Township in Ohio

Location of Monroe Township in Logan County

Coordinates: 40°16′40″N 83°41′36″W﻿ / ﻿40.27778°N 83.69333°W﻿ / 40.27778; -83.69333
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Logan
Area

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• Total

| 31.28 sq mi (81.02 km2)
• Land| 31.27 sq mi (81.00 km2)
• Water| 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,371 ft (418 m)
Population

(2020)[3]

• Total

| 1,800
• Density| 58/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes| 937, 326
FIPS code| 39-51464[4]
GNIS feature ID| 1086489[2]

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

## Geography

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

* Jefferson Township – north
* Perry Township – northeast corner
* Zane Township – east
* Wayne Township, Champaign County – southeast
* Salem Township, Champaign County – south
* Liberty Township – west

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

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

## Government

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Monroe Township Hall in Pickrelltown

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

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

## References

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1. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
2. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* County website
* County and township map of Ohio
* Detailed Logan County map

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Municipalities and communities of Logan County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Bellefontaine

City|

* Bellefontaine

Map of Ohio highlighting Logan County

Villages|

* Belle Center
* De Graff
* Huntsville
* Lakeview
* Quincy
* Ridgeway‡
* Rushsylvania
* Russells Point
* Valley Hi
* West Liberty
* West Mansfield
* Zanesfield

Townships|

* Bloomfield
* Bokescreek
* Harrison
* Jefferson
* Lake
* Liberty
* McArthur
* Miami
* Monroe
* Perry
* Pleasant
* Richland
* Rushcreek
* Stokes
* Union
* Washington
* Zane

CDPs|

* Chippewa Park
* East Liberty
* Lewistown

Unincorporated
communities|

* Big Springs
* Bloom Center
* Cherokee
* Gretna
* Harper
* Horton
* Logansville
* Middleburg
* New Jerusalem
* New Richland
* North Greenfield
* Northwood
* Orchard Island
* Pickrelltown
* Santa Fe‡
* Walnut Grove

Ghost towns|

* Flatwoods
* McKees Town
* White Town

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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