Prospect Township, Marion County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Prospect Township, Marion County, Ohio

Township

Fields east of Prospect

Location of Prospect Township in Marion County

Coordinates: 40°27′26″N 83°11′12″W﻿ / ﻿40.45722°N 83.18667°W﻿ / 40.45722; -83.18667
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Marion
Area

• Total

| 24.3 sq mi (62.9 km2)
• Land| 24.2 sq mi (62.8 km2)
• Water| 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation

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| 928 ft (283 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 2,043
• Density| 84/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

43342

Area code| 740
FIPS code| 39-64794[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086583[1]

Prospect Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,043 people in the township, 1,067 of whom lived in the village of Prospect.

## Geography

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

* Pleasant Township \- northeast
* Waldo Township \- east
* Marlboro Township, Delaware County \- southeast corner
* Radnor Township, Delaware County \- south, east of Thompson Township
* Thompson Township, Delaware County \- south, west of Radnor Township
* Claibourne Township, Union County \- southwest
* Jackson Township, Union County \- west
* Green Camp Township \- northwest

The village of Prospect is located in southern Prospect Township.

## Name and history

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It is the only Prospect Township statewide.[4]

## Government

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Prospect Town hall

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. ^ "Prospect township, Marion County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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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* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Marion

City|

* Marion

Map of Ohio highlighting Marion County

Villages|

* Caledonia
* Green Camp
* LaRue
* Morral
* New Bloomington
* Prospect
* Waldo

Townships|

* Big Island
* Bowling Green
* Claridon
* Grand
* Grand Prairie
* Green Camp
* Marion
* Montgomery
* Pleasant
* Prospect
* Richland
* Salt Rock
* Scott
* Tully
* Waldo

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bellaire Gardens
* Big Island
* Brush Ridge
* Centerville
* Claridon
* DeCliff
* Espyville
* Gast Corner
* Kirkpatrick
* Martel
* Meeker
* Owens
* Tobias

Ghost town|

* Bethlehem

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