Monday Creek Township, Perry County, Ohio
Township in Ohio, US
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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 | |
| 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 | 0.039 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 694 |
| • Density | 27/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
Located 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
Monday Creek Township was organized in 1823, and named after Monday Creek.[4] It is the only Monday Creek Township statewide.[5]
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,[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.