Benton Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Township
Walter Ring House in the Wayne National Forest
Location of Benton Township in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°36′26″N 81°5′8″W / 39.60722°N 81.08556°W / 39.60722; -81.08556
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Monroe
Area
• Total	22.6 sq mi (58.5 km2)
• Land	22.6 sq mi (58.5 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	984 ft (300 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	298
• Density	13/sq mi (5.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-05606[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086647[1]

Benton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 298.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Perry Township - north
• Jackson Township - east
• Grandview Township, Washington County - south
• Ludlow Township, Washington County - southwest corner
• Washington Township - west

No municipalities are located in Benton Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Benton Townships are located in Hocking, Ottawa, Paulding, and Pike counties.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.