Monroe Township, Perry County, Ohio

Monroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,356 people in the township.

Communities

Corning is a village located at within the northern portion of the township.
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:

Bearfield Township - north
Deerfield Township, Morgan County - northeast corner
Union Township, Morgan County - east
Homer Township, Morgan County - southeast corner
Trimble Township, Athens County - south
Coal Township - southwest
Salt Lick Township - west
Pleasant Township - northwest

Name and history

Monroe Township was organized in 1823, and named for President James Monroe. 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, 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.