Marion Township, Fayette County, Ohio

Marion Township, Fayette County, Ohio
Township

Intersection at Manara

Location of Marion Township in Fayette County
Coordinates: 39°34′49″N 83°18′49″W / 39.58028°N 83.31361°W / 39.58028; -83.31361Coordinates: 39°34′49″N 83°18′49″W / 39.58028°N 83.31361°W / 39.58028; -83.31361
Country United States
State Ohio
County Fayette
Area
 • Total 34.18 sq mi (88.52 km2)
 • Land 34.17 sq mi (88.50 km2)
 • Water 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation[1] 932 ft (284 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 766
 • Density 23/sq mi (8.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-47684[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086091[1]

Marion Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 766,[3] of whom 655 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Part of the village of New Holland is located in eastern Marion Township.

Name and history

Marion Township was established on July 18, 1840, from land given by Madison Township.[5]

It is one of twelve Marion Townships statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Marion township, Fayette County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Remainder of Marion township, Marion township, Fayette County, Ohio". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ Allen, Frank M. (1914). "History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions". B. F. Bowen, Incorporated. p. 326. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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