Malta Township, Morgan County, Ohio

Malta Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Township
Fields on Big Oak Road
Location of Malta Township in Morgan County
Coordinates: 39°38′22″N 81°52′34″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Morgan
Area
• Total	26.2 sq mi (67.9 km^2)
• Land	25.9 sq mi (67.2 km^2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km^2)
Elevation [1]	778 ft (237 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,686
• Density	64/sq mi (25/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43758
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-46984[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086688[1]

Malta Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,686 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Bloom Township - north
• Morgan Township - east
• Windsor Township - southeast
• Penn Township - south
• Union Township - southwest
• Deerfield Township - west

The village of Malta is located along the eastern edge of Malta Township, along the Muskingum River and across from the county seat of McConnelsville.

Name and history

It is the only Malta Township statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Malta township, Morgan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website