Monroe Township, Harrison County, Ohio

Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,095 people in the township.

Monroe Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Township
Buildings at the Henry Law Farm
Location of Monroe Township in Harrison County
Coordinates: 40°23′48″N 81°12′24″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Harrison
Area
• Total	26.3 sq mi (68.1 km2)
• Land	26.3 sq mi (68.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,191 ft (363 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,095
• Density	42/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-51394[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086278[1]

Geography

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

• Orange Township, Carroll County - north
• Perry Township, Carroll County - northeast
• North Township - east
• Stock Township - southeast
• Franklin Township - south
• Mill Township, Tuscarawas County - southwest
• Union Township, Tuscarawas County - northwest

The village of Bowerston is located in northeastern Monroe Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships 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.