Monday Creek Township, Perry County, Ohio
| Monday Creek Township, Perry County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Location of Monday Creek Township in Perry County | |
| Coordinates: 39°37′25″N 82°19′21″W / 39.62361°N 82.32250°WCoordinates: 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[1] | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 671 |
| • Density | 26.5/sq mi (10.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-51198[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086785[1] |
Monday Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 671 people in the township.[3]
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.
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Perry County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ 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 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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