Monday Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 694 people in the township.
Monday Creek Township, Perry County, Ohio | |
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 Township community center in Maxville | |
 Location of Monday Creek Township in Perry County | |
| Coordinates: 39°37′25″N 82°19′21″W / 39.62361°N 82.32250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Perry |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.3 sq mi (65.6 km2) |
| • Land | 25.3 sq mi (65.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 694 |
| • Density | 27.4/sq mi (10.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-51198[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086785[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jackson Township - north
- Pike Township - northeast corner
- Salt Lick Township - east
- Coal Township - southeast
- Falls Township, Hocking County (northeastern portion) - south
- Marion Township, Hocking County - west
- Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Monday Creek Township.
Name and history
editMonday Creek Township was organized in 1823, and named after Monday Creek.[4] It is the only Monday Creek Township statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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,[6] 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Monday Creek township, Perry County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 215.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.