Country United States County Marion Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Population 44,908 (2000) | State Ohio Elevation 988 ft (301 m) Area code(s) 740 Local time Monday 12:18 AM | |
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Weather -4°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 54% Humidity Points of interest Harding Tomb, Harding Home, Wyandot Popcorn Museum, Stengel True Museum, Huber Machinery Museum | ||
Marion Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 44,908 people in the township, 9,590 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Marion Township, OH 43302, USA
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
Most of the city of Marion, the county seat of Marion County, is located in central Marion Township.
Name and history
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.