Marion Township, Marion County, Ohio

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Marion Township, Marion County, Ohio
Township
Marion Township Sub-District No. 8 School from southeast.jpg
Former Marion Township Sub-District No. 8 School on State Route 4
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Location of Marion Township (red) in Marion County, surrounding the city of Marion (yellow)
Coordinates: 40°35′23″N83°7′30″W / 40.58972°N 83.12500°W / 40.58972; -83.12500
Country United States
State Ohio
County Marion
Area
 • Total36.8 sq mi (95.4 km2)
 • Land36.7 sq mi (95.0 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
988 ft (301 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total43,796
 • Density1,200/sq mi (460/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 740
FIPS code 39-47768 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086580 [1]

Marion Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 43,796 people in the township, 35,999 of whom lived in the city of Marion.

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Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

Most of the city of Marion, the county seat of Marion County, is located in central Marion Township.

Name and history

It is one of twelve Marion Townships statewide. [4] The Township was originally established as Center Township, a name that was replaced on December 5, 1827, when the township became Marion Township. [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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Marion township, Marion County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 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. ↑ Hemmerly, Trella; Marion County Historical Society (Ohio) (1979). Marion County 1979 History. Marion, Ohio: Marion County Historical Society (Ohio). p. 129.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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