Marion Township, Marion County, Ohio

Marion Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of Marion Township (red) in Marion County, surrounding the city of Marion (yellow).
Coordinates: 40°35′23″N 83°7′30″W / 40.58972°N 83.125°W / 40.58972; -83.125Coordinates: 40°35′23″N 83°7′30″W / 40.58972°N 83.125°W / 40.58972; -83.125
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Marion
Area
– Total	36.8 sq mi (95.4 km2)
– Land	36.7 sq mi (95.0 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation[1]	988 ft (301 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	44,908
– Density	1,223.7/sq mi (472.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	740
FIPS code	39-47768[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086580[1]

Marion Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 44,908 people in the township, 9,590 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[3]

Geography

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

• Grand Prairie Township - north
• Scott Township - northeast corner
• Claridon Township - east
• Richland Township - southeast corner
• Pleasant Township - south
• Green Camp Township - southwest
• Big Island Township - west
• Salt Rock Township - northwest corner

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]

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. ^ Marion 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