Monroe Township, Pickaway County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Monroe Township,
Pickaway County, Ohio

Township

The Shack (the Harry M. Daugherty cabin), a historic site in the township

Location of Monroe Township in Pickaway County

Coordinates: 39°39′32″N 83°11′13″W﻿ / ﻿39.65889°N 83.18694°W﻿ / 39.65889; -83.18694
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Pickaway
Area

• Total

| 41.5 sq mi (107.6 km2)
• Land| 40.4 sq mi (104.5 km2)
• Water| 1.2 sq mi (3.0 km2)
Elevation

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| 958 ft (292 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 1,250
• Density| 31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-51534[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086798[1]

Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,250 people in the township.

## Geography

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

* Darby Township \- north
* Muhlenberg Township \- northeast
* Jackson Township \- east
* Deer Creek Township \- southeast
* Perry Township \- south
* Madison Township, Fayette County \- southwest
* Pleasant Township, Madison County \- northwest

No municipalities are located in Monroe Township.

## Name and history

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It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.[4]

## Government

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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

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Monroe township, Pickaway County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 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

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* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Circleville

City|

* Circleville

Map of Ohio highlighting Pickaway County

Villages|

* Ashville
* Commercial Point
* Darbyville
* Lockbourne‡
* Harrisburg‡
* New Holland‡
* South Bloomfield
* Tarlton‡
* Williamsport

Townships|

* Circleville
* Darby
* Deer Creek
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Madison
* Monroe
* Muhlenberg
* Perry
* Pickaway
* Salt Creek
* Scioto
* Walnut
* Washington
* Wayne

CDPs|

* Derby
* Logan Elm Village
* Orient

Unincorporated
communities|

* Atlanta
* Duvall
* East Ringgold
* Elmwood
* Era
* Five Points
* Fox
* Grange Hall
* Hayesville
* Kinderhook
* Leistville
* Little Chicago
* Matville
* Meade
* Millport
* Pherson
* Robtown
* Saint Paul
* Southern Point
* Stringtown
* Thacher
* Walnut
* Westfall
* Whisler
* Woodlyn

Ghost town|

* Nebraska

Footnotes|

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

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International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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