Country United States County Marion FIPS code 39-51730 Elevation 277 m Local time Saturday 12:19 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086581 Area 73.6 km² Population 2,498 (2000) | |
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Montgomery Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,498 people in the township, 1,175 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Montgomery Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two villages are located in Montgomery Township: LaRue in the southwest, and New Bloomington in the southeast.
Name and history
Statewide, other Montgomery Townships are located in Ashland and Wood counties.
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.