Marion Township, Hardin County, Ohio

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Marion Township, Hardin County, Ohio
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Location of Marion Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°41′49″N83°49′23″W / 40.69694°N 83.82306°W / 40.69694; -83.82306
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hardin
Area
 • Total33.2 sq mi (86.0 km2)
 • Land33.2 sq mi (86.0 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
968 ft (295 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total2,301
 • Density69/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-47712 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086266 [1]

Marion Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,301.

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Geography

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

Two villages are located in Marion Township: Alger in the northwest, and McGuffey in the east.

Name and history

Marion Township was organized in 1856, and named for Francis Marion, an army officer during the American Revolutionary War. [4] It is one of twelve Marion Townships statewide. [5]

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, [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. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Marion township, Hardin County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ↑ Kohler, Minnie Ichler (1910). A Twentieth Century History of Hardin County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Principal Interests,. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 48.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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