Monday Creek Township, Perry County, Ohio

Monday Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 671 people in the township.GeographyLocated in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Jackson Township - northPike Township - northeast cornerSalt Lick Township - eastCoal Township - southeastFalls Township, Hocking County (northeastern portion) - southMarion Township, Hocking County - westRush Creek Township, Fairfield County - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Monday Creek Township.Name and historyMonday Creek Township was organized in 1823, and named after Monday Creek. It is the only Monday Creek Township statewide.GovernmentThe 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.