Country United States County Hardin FIPS code 39-47712 Elevation 295 m Population 2,449 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086266 Area 86 km² Local time Monday 12:17 AM | |
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Marion Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,449 people in the township, 1,039 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Marion Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two villages are located in Marion Township: Alger in the northwest, and McGuffey in the east.
Name and history
Marion Township was organized in 1856, and named for Francis Marion, an army officer during the American Revolutionary War. It is one of twelve Marion Townships 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.