Monroe Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,739, up from 1,503 at the 2000 census. Geography Located in the south-eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Jefferson Township – north Perry Township – northeast corner Zane Township – east Wayne Township, Champaign County – southeast Salem Township, Champaign County – south Liberty Township – west Parts of the villages of West Liberty and Valley Hi are located in southwestern and northern Monroe Township respectively, and the unincorporated community of Pickrelltown lies in the township's north. Name and history Monroe Township was organized in 1822. It is one of twenty-two 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. In the elections of November 2007, Dale Barns and Linda Stuart were elected without opposition to the positions of township trustee and township fiscal officer respectively. Transportation Important highways in Monroe Township include State Routes 245 and 287. References External links County website County and township map of Ohio Detailed Logan County map Townships in Logan County, Ohio Townships in Ohio 1822 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1822