Monroe Township, Pickaway County, Ohio

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

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
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 [1]	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]

Geography

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

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.