Big Island Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,174 people in the township.
Big Island Township, Ohio | |
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 Big Island Township hall | |
 Location of Big Island Township in Marion County | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′30″N 83°14′16″W / 40.60833°N 83.23778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Marion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.3 sq mi (91.4 km2) |
| • Land | 35.3 sq mi (91.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,174 |
| • Density | 33/sq mi (13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-06348[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086574[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Salt Rock Township - north
- Grand Prairie Township - northeast corner
- Marion Township - east
- Green Camp Township - south
- Bowling Green Township - southwest
- Montgomery Township - west
- Grand Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Big Island Township.
Name and history
editBig Island Township was established in 1823, and named for a tract of forest early settlers believed must have been located on an island.[4] It is the only Big Island Township statewide.
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Big Island township, Marion County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 14.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.