[3] Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: Two villages are located in Morgan Township: part of Roaming Shores in the southeast, and Rock Creek in the center.

[5] The first Euro-American settler in Morgan Township was Nathan Gillett, who came from Connecticut in 1801.

[4] 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.

There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[6] 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.

Currently, the board is composed of chairman Bob Martin and members Mike Jones, David Larosa and Fiscal Officer Marie Lesko Silbaugh.