Marlboro Township is one of the seventeen
townships of
Stark 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 4,277 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Randolph Township, Portage County - north
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Atwater Township, Portage County - northeast
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Lexington Township - east
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Washington Township - southeast
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Nimishillen Township - south
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Plain Township - southwest corner
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Lake Township - west
No municipalities are located in Marlboro Township, although the
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
of
Marlboro
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is located in the township's east.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Marlboro Township is located in
Delaware County.
Marlboro Township was historically also spelled ''Marlborough''. In 1833, Marlborough Township contained three stores, one
tannery, and four saw mills.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Stark County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio