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Marion Township, Fayette County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

39°34′49″N 83°18′49″W / 39.58028°N 83.31361°W / 39.58028; -83.31361CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyFayetteArea

• Total34.18 sq mi (88.52 km²) • Land34.17 sq mi (88.50 km²) • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

^[1]

932 ft (284 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total774 • Density23/sq mi (8.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-47684^[3]GNIS feature ID1086091^[1]

Marion Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 774.

Geography

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

Madison Township - north
Perry Township, Pickaway County - east
Deerfield Township, Ross County - southeast corner
Wayne Township - south
Union Township - southwest
Paint Township - northwest

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.^[4]

It is one of twelve Marion Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Marion township, Fayette County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Allen, Frank M. (1914). History of Fayette County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B. F. Bowen, Incorporated. pp. 326. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.