- Marion Township, Hocking County, Ohio
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Marion Township, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Hocking County.
Coordinates: 39°37′13″N 82°26′17″W / 39.62028°N 82.43806°WCoordinates: 39°37′13″N 82°26′17″W / 39.62028°N 82.43806°W Country United States State Ohio County Hocking Area – Total 37.4 sq mi (96.7 km2) – Land 37.1 sq mi (96.2 km2) – Water 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) Elevation[1] 974 ft (297 m) Population (2000) – Total 2,411 – Density 64.9/sq mi (25.1/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-47740[2] GNIS feature ID 1086321[1] Marion Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,411 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County - north
- Jackson Township, Perry County - northeast corner
- Monday Creek Township, Perry County - east
- Falls Township (northeastern portion) - southeast, between Monday Creek and Green townships
- Green Township - southeast
- Falls Township (southwestern portion) - south
- Good Hope Township - southwest
- Berne Township, Fairfield County - west
It is the most northerly township in Hocking County.
No municipalities are located in 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hocking 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 Hocking County, Ohio City 
Villages Townships Benton | Falls | Good Hope | Green | Laurel | Marion | Perry | Salt Creek | Starr | Ward | Washington
Unincorporated
communitiesCarbon Hill | Gibisonville | Haydenville | Rockbridge | South Bloomingville | Union Furnace
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Hocking County, Ohio
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