title: Monroe Township, Adams County, Ohio
text: # Monroe Township, Adams County, Ohio
  
  Monroe Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 624 at the 2020 census.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
  
  * Tiffin Township - north
  * Brush Creek Township - northeast
  * Green Township - east
  * Manchester Township - southwest
  * Sprigg Township - west
  * Liberty Township - northwest
  
  Lewis County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the south.
  
  No municipalities are located in Monroe Township.
  
  ## History
  
  Monroe Township was organized in 1817. It is named for James Monroe.
  
  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.
  
  