Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio
Township
Former Methodist church at Hartsburg
Location of Monroe Township in Putnam County
Coordinates: 41°6′40″N 84°16′33″W / 41.11111°N 84.27583°W / 41.11111; -84.27583
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Putnam
Area
• Total	35.9 sq mi (92.9 km2)
• Land	35.9 sq mi (92.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	715 ft (218 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,044
• Density	57/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-51562[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086862[1]

Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,044 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Highland Township, Defiance County - north
• Pleasant Township, Henry County - northeast corner
• Palmer Township - east
• Greensburg Township - southeast corner
• Perry Township - south
• Brown Township, Paulding County - west
• Auglaize Township, Paulding County - northwest corner

The village of Continental is located in southern Monroe Township.

Name and history

Monroe Township was founded in 1852.^[4] It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships 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.