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Marion Township, Morgan County, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°29′46″N 81°52′9″W / 39.49611°N 81.86917°W / 39.49611; -81.86917
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Marion Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Township
Distant view of the Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge
Distant view of the Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge
Location of Marion Township in Morgan County
Location of Marion Township in Morgan County
Coordinates: 39°29′46″N 81°52′9″W / 39.49611°N 81.86917°W / 39.49611; -81.86917
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMorgan
Area
 • Total37.7 sq mi (97.6 km2)
 • Land37.7 sq mi (97.6 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
820 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,336
 • Density35.5/sq mi (13.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-47796[2]
GNIS feature ID1086690[1]

Marion Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,336 people in the township, 1,031 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

The village of Chesterhill is located in central Marion Township.

Marion Township is the farthest south of all of Morgan County's townships.

Name and history

It is one of twelve Marion Townships statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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.

As of 2007, the trustees are John Metcalf, Gary Newton, and Charles Simmons, and the clerk is Stanley Starling.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Morgan County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  6. ^ Marion Township Officials, Morgan County. Accessed 2007-07-02.
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