- Marshall Township, Highland County, Ohio
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Marshall Township, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Highland County.
Coordinates: 39°9′9″N 83°28′59″W / 39.1525°N 83.48306°WCoordinates: 39°9′9″N 83°28′59″W / 39.1525°N 83.48306°W Country United States State Ohio County Highland Area – Total 22.7 sq mi (58.7 km2) – Land 21.9 sq mi (56.8 km2) – Water 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) Elevation[1] 1,024 ft (312 m) Population (2000) – Total 1,008 – Density 46.0/sq mi (17.8/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-48034[2] GNIS feature ID 1086308[1] Marshall Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,008 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Paint Township - north
- Brushcreek Township - east
- Jackson Township - south
- Washington Township - west
- Liberty Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Marshall Township, although the unincorporated community of Marshall lies in the township's center.
Name and history
It is the only Marshall Township 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.
- ^ Highland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 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.
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Municipalities and communities of Highland County, Ohio City 
Villages Greenfield‡ | Highland | Lynchburg‡ | Leesburg | Mowrystown | Sardinia‡ | Sinking Spring
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Highland County, Ohio
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