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Monday Creek Township, Perry County, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°37′25″N 82°19′21″W / 39.62361°N 82.32250°W / 39.62361; -82.32250
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Monday Creek Township, Perry County, Ohio
Township
Township community center in Maxville
Township community center in Maxville
Location of Monday Creek Township in Perry County
Location of Monday Creek Township in Perry County
Coordinates: 39°37′25″N 82°19′21″W / 39.62361°N 82.32250°W / 39.62361; -82.32250
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPerry
Area
 • Total
25.3 sq mi (65.6 km2)
 • Land25.3 sq mi (65.5 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
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846 ft (258 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
694
 • Density27.4/sq mi (10.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-51198[3]
GNIS feature ID1086785[1]

Monday Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 694 people in the township.

Geography

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Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Monday Creek Township.

Name and history

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Monday Creek Township was organized in 1823, and named after Monday Creek.[4] It is the only Monday Creek Township statewide.[5]

Government

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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

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  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Monday Creek township, Perry County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Colborn, Ephraim S. (1883). History of Fairfield and Perry Counties, Ohio. Brookhaven Press. p. 215.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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