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Marion Township, Morgan County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameMarion Township, Morgan County, Ohio
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image_skylineBarkhurst Mill Covered Bridge from east.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionDistant view of the Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge
image_mapMap of Morgan County Ohio Highlighting Marion Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Marion Township in Morgan County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Morgan
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area_total_km297.6
area_land_km297.6
area_water_km20.0
area_total_sq_mi37.7
area_land_sq_mi37.7
area_water_sq_mi0.0
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total1181
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
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timezone_DSTEDT
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coordinates
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Marion Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,181 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Penn Township - north
  • Windsor Township - northeast
  • Wesley Township, Washington County - southeast
  • Bern Township, Athens County - south
  • Ames Township, Athens County - southwest corner
  • Homer Township - west
  • Union Township - northwest

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.

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.

References

References

  1. "Marion township, Morgan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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