Marion Township is one of the fifteen
townships of
Marion County,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. The
2020 census found 43,796 people in the township, 35,999 of whom lived in the city of
Marion.
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Grand Prairie Township - north
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Scott Township - northeast corner
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Claridon Township - east
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Richland Township - southeast corner
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Pleasant Township - south
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Green Camp Township - southwest
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Big Island Township - west
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Salt Rock Township - northwest corner
Most of the city of
Marion, the
county seat
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of Marion County, is located in central Marion Township.
Name and history
It is one of twelve
Marion Townships statewide. The Township was originally established as Center Township, a name that was replaced on December 5, 1827, when the township became Marion 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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Marion County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio