Monroe Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the total population was 6,946, up from 5,523 at the 2000 census. As of 2010, the population in the unincorporated part of the township was 2,314. Geography Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships: Hartford Township - north Bennington Township - northeast corner Liberty Township - east St. Albans Township - southeast corner Jersey Township - south Plain Township, Franklin County - southwest corner Harlem Township, Delaware County - west Trenton Township, Delaware County - northwest corner The village of Johnstown is located in eastern Monroe Township. Name and history It is one of 22 Monroe Townships statewide. 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, 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 External links County website Townships in Licking County, Ohio Townships in Ohio