- Marion Township, Hardin County, Ohio
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Marion Township, Hardin County, Ohio — Township — Farm fields in Marion Township
Location of Marion Township, Hardin County, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°41′49″N 83°49′23″W / 40.69694°N 83.82306°WCoordinates: 40°41′49″N 83°49′23″W / 40.69694°N 83.82306°W Country United States State Ohio County Hardin Area – Total 33.2 sq mi (86.0 km2) – Land 33.2 sq mi (85.9 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[1] 968 ft (295 m) Population (2000) – Total 2,449 – Density 73.8/sq mi (28.5/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-47712[2] GNIS feature ID 1086266[1] Marion Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,449 people in the township, 1,039 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Liberty Township - north
- Washington Township - northeast corner
- Cessna Township - east
- McDonald Township - southeast
- Roundhead Township - south
- Wayne Township, Auglaize County - southwest corner
- Auglaize Township, Allen County - west
- Jackson Township, Allen County - northwest corner
Two villages are located in Marion Township: Alger in the northwest, and McGuffey in the east.
Name and history
It is one of twelve Marion Townships statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Hardin County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 16 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Hardin County, Ohio Cities 
Villages Townships Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Hardin County, Ohio
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