Monroe Township is one of the fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Perry County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 1,356 people in the township.
Communities
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Corning is a
village
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located at within the northern portion of the township.
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Rendville is a village located at within the northern portion of the township. The population was 36 at the
2010 census,
making it the smallest incorporated community in Ohio.
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Bearfield Township - north
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Deerfield Township, Morgan County - northeast corner
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Union Township, Morgan County - east
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Homer Township, Morgan County - southeast corner
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Trimble Township, Athens County - south
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Coal Township - southwest
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Salt Lick Township - west
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Pleasant Township - northwest
Name and history
Monroe Township was organized in 1823, and named for President
James Monroe
James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was ...
. It is one of twenty-two
Monroe Townships statewide.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the G ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Perry County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1823 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1823