Country United States County Hancock FIPS code 39-47698 Elevation 242 m Population 2,203 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086249 Local time Monday 12:17 AM | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind E at 16 km/h, 44% Humidity Area 65.79 km² (62.42 km² Land / 3.367 km² Water) | ||
Marion Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,203 people in the township.
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Map of Marion Township, OH 45840, USA
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The city of Findlay, the county seat of Hancock County, occupies much of western Marion Township.
Name and history
It is one of twelve Marion Townships statewide.
Marion Township was organized in 1833. The township was probably named for Francis Marion, a general in the American Revolutionary War who was also known as the Swamp Fox.
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.