Monroe Township, Knox County, Ohio

Monroe Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,339 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

[Pike Township, Knox County, Ohio|Knox County, Ohio|Pike Township] - north
Brown Township - northeast corner
Howard Township - east
Harrison Township - southeast corner, east of College Township
College Township - southeast, west of Harrison Township
Pleasant Township - southwest, east of Clinton Township
Clinton Township - southwest, west of Pleasant Township
Morris Township - west

Part of the city of Mount Vernon, the county seat of Knox County, is located in southwestern Monroe Township.

Name and history

Monroe Township was established in 1825. It is named for James Monroe, fifth President of the United States.
It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.
By the 1830s, Monroe Township had a number of productive mills built along Schenck Creek.

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, 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.