Marion Township, Allen County, Ohio

Marion Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of Marion Township, Allen County, Ohio.
Coordinates: 40°50′1″N 84°18′14″W / 40.83361°N 84.30389°W / 40.83361; -84.30389Coordinates: 40°50′1″N 84°18′14″W / 40.83361°N 84.30389°W / 40.83361; -84.30389
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Allen
Area
– Total	42.6 sq mi (110.3 km2)
– Land	42.6 sq mi (110.2 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	781 ft (238 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	6,773
– Density	159.1/sq mi (61.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-47656[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085695[1]

Marion Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,773 people in the township, 2,872 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Jennings Township, Putnam County - north
• Sugar Creek Township, Putnam County - northeast corner
• Sugar Creek Township - east
• American Township - southeast corner
• Amanda Township - south
• Spencer Township - southwest
• Jennings Township, Van Wert County - west
• Washington Township, Van Wert County - northwest

Part of the city of Delphos is located in northwestern Marion Township.

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

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Allen County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ "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. 
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website