Malaga Township is one of the eighteen townships

Civil township

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 of Monroe County

Monroe County, Ohio

Monroe County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,642. Its county seat is Woodsfield and is named for James Monroe, Secretary of State when the county was formed and later President of the United States....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 979 people in the township, 845 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Somerset Township, Belmont County
  Somerset Township, Belmont County, Ohio
  Somerset Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,186 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Wayne Township, Belmont County
  Wayne Township, Belmont County, Ohio
  Wayne Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 624 people in the township, 587 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Sunsbury Township
  Sunsbury Township, Monroe County, Ohio
  Sunsbury Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,424 people in the township, 873 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Center Township
  Center Township, Monroe County, Ohio
  Center Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,797 people in the township, 1,199 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Summit Township
  Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio
  Summit Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 714 people in the township, 481 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Seneca Township
  Seneca Township, Monroe County, Ohio
  Seneca Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 508 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west

Two villages are located in Malaga Township: Miltonsburg

Miltonsburg, Ohio

Miltonsburg is a village in Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The population was 29 at the 2000 census making Miltonsburg the smallest incorporated place in Ohio....

 in the center, and part of Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Ohio

Jerusalem is a village in Monroe County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 152.Jerusalem is served by the Monroe County District Library from its administrative offices in Woodsfield, Ohio.-Geography:...

 in the northeast. As well, the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Malaga

Malaga, Ohio

Malaga is an unincorporated community in northern Malaga Township, Monroe County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43757. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 145 and 800.-References:...

lies in the northern part of the township.

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.