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Grand Township, Marion County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Marion

FIPS code
  
39-31178

Elevation
  
271 m

Local time
  
Saturday 5:19 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086577

Area
  
47.1 km²

Population
  
385 (2000)

Grand Township, Marion County, Ohio

Weather
  
3°C, Wind SW at 19 km/h, 97% Humidity

Grand Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 385 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Grand Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Marseilles Township, Wyandot County - north
  • Salt Rock Township - east
  • Big Island Township - southeast corner
  • Montgomery Township - south
  • Dudley Township, Hardin County - southwest corner
  • Goshen Township, Hardin County - west
  • No municipalities are located in Grand Township.

    Name and history

    It is the only Grand 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 fiscal officer, 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

    Grand Township, Marion County, Ohio Wikipedia