Ohio Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Ohio Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 837.^[3]

Ohio Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Township
Salem Church, a historic site on State Route 255
Location of Ohio Township in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°41′4″N 80°53′6″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Monroe
Area
• Total	23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2)
• Land	23.1 sq mi (59.7 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,076 ft (328 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	837
• Density	36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-57988[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086655[1]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

• Salem Township - north
• Lee Township - southwest
• Green Township - northwest

West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east: Marshall County farther north, and Wetzel County farther south.

No municipalities are located in Ohio Township, although the census-designated place of Hannibal lies in the township's east along the Ohio River.

Name and history

Statewide, other Ohio Townships are located in Clermont and Gallia counties.

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.