Waldo Township, Marion County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Waldo Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Waldo Township in Marion County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Marion

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area_total_km2 = 49.0
area_land_km2 = 48.9
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 18.9
area_land_sq_mi = 18.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1079
population_density_km2 = 22.0
population_density_sq_mi = 57.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 291
elevation_ft = 955
latd = 40 |latm = 27 |lats = 52 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 4 |longs = 30 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 43356
area_code = 740
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blank_info = 39-80514GR|2
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blank1_info = 1086588GR|3
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Waldo Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,079 people in the township, 747 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39101 Marion County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Richland Township - northeast
*Westfield Township, Morrow County - east
*Marlboro Township, Delaware County - south
*Radnor Township, Delaware County - southwest corner
*Prospect Township - west
*Pleasant Township - northwest

The village of Waldo is located in western Waldo Township.

Name and history

It is the only Waldo Township statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.marion.oh.us County website]