Country United States County Marion FIPS code 39-64794 Elevation 283 m Zip code 43342 Area code 740 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086583 Local time Tuesday 5:28 AM Population 2,207 (2000) | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 97% Humidity Area 62.94 km² (62.68 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Prospect Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,207 people in the township, 1,016 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Prospect Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Prospect is located in southern Prospect Township.
Name and history
It is the only Prospect 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.