Marion Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,097.
Marion Township, Hancock County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Former Schoolhouse No. 3 | |
 Location of Marion Township in Hancock County | |
| Coordinates: 41°2′10″N 83°35′22″W / 41.03611°N 83.58944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Hancock |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.5 sq mi (63.4 km2) |
| • Land | 23.2 sq mi (60.1 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,097 |
| • Density | 130/sq mi (49/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-47698[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086249[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the central part of the county, it borders the following municipalities:
- Cass Township - north
- Washington Township - northeast corner
- Biglick Township - east
- Amanda Township - southeast
- Jackson Township - south
- Eagle Township - southwest corner
- City of Findlay - west (the county seat)
- Allen Township - northwest
Name and history
editIt is one of twelve Marion Townships statewide.[4]
Marion Township was organized in 1833. The township was probably named for Francis Marion, a general in the American Revolutionary War who was also known as the Swamp Fox.[5]
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,[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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Marion township, Hancock County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ History of Hancock County, Ohio. Warner, Beers. 1886. pp. 449.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.