Congress Township, Morrow County, Ohio

Congress Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,939 people in the township.

Congress Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Township
Countryside southwest of West Point
Location of Congress Township in Morrow County
Coordinates: 40°36′17″N 82°45′1″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Morrow
Area
• Total	31.7 sq mi (82.0 km2)
• Land	31.3 sq mi (81.2 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,388 ft (423 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,939
• Density	93/sq mi (36/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-18294[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086701[1]

Geography

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

• North Bloomfield Township - north
• Troy Township - northeast corner
• Perry Township - east
• Franklin Township - south
• Gilead Township - southwest
• Washington Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Congress Township, although the census-designated place of Candlewood Lake is located in the township's northwest.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Congress Township is located in Wayne County.

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,^[4] 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.