Marion Township, Allen County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Marion Township, Allen County, Ohio

Township

Community school at Landeck

Location of Marion Township, Allen County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°50′1″N 84°18′14″W﻿ / ﻿40.83361°N 84.30389°W﻿ / 40.83361; -84.30389
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Allen
Area

• Total

| 42.5 sq mi (110.2 km2)
• Land| 42.4 sq mi (109.7 km2)
• Water| 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation

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| 781 ft (238 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 6,629
• Density| 159/sq mi (61.2/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-47656[2]
GNIS feature ID| 1085695[1]

Marion Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,629.[3]

## Geography

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Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

* Jennings Township, Putnam County \- north
* Sugar Creek Township, Putnam County \- northeast corner
* Sugar Creek Township \- east
* American Township \- southeast corner
* Amanda Township \- south
* Spencer Township \- southwest
* Jennings Township, Van Wert County \- west
* Washington Township, Van Wert County \- northwest

Part of the city of Delphos is located in northwestern Marion Township.

## Name and history

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

## Government

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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.

## References

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ "Marion township; Allen County; Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links

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* Allen County website

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Municipalities and communities of Allen County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Lima

Cities|

* Delphos‡
* Lima

Map of Ohio highlighting Allen County

Villages|

* Beaverdam
* Bluffton‡
* Cairo
* Elida
* Harrod
* Lafayette
* Spencerville

Townships|

* Amanda
* American
* Auglaize
* Bath
* Jackson
* Marion
* Monroe
* Perry
* Richland
* Shawnee
* Spencer
* Sugar Creek

CDPs|

* Fort Shawnee
* Gomer
* Westminster

Unincorporated
communities|

* Allentown
* Conant
* Hume
* Kemp
* Landeck
* Maysville‡
* Rockport
* Scotts Crossing
* South Warsaw
* Southworth
* West Newton

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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