Grand Township, Marion County, Ohio
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Grand Township is one of the fifteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Marion County
Marion County, Ohio
Marion County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 66,501. Its county seat is the city of Marion and is named for General Francis "The Swamp Fox" Marion, an officer in the Revolutionary War....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 385 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Antrim Township, Wyandot County
    Antrim Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
    Antrim Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,275 people in the township, 736 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Dallas Township, Crawford County
    Dallas Township, Crawford County, Ohio
    Dallas Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 455 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:*Tod Township - north...

     - northeast
  • Scott Township
    Scott Township, Marion County, Ohio
    Scott Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 521 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Claridon Township
    Claridon Township, Marion County, Ohio
    Claridon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,587 people in the township, 2,009 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast corner
  • Marion Township
    Marion Township, Marion County, Ohio
    Marion Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 44,908 people in the township, 9,590 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Big Island Township
    Big Island Township, Marion County, Ohio
    Big Island Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,223 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest corner
  • Salt Rock Township
    Salt Rock Township, Marion County, Ohio
    Salt Rock Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 699 people in the township, 311 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Pitt Township, Wyandot County
    Pitt Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
    Pitt Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,036 people in the township, 833 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Grand Township.

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.
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