Marion Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Marion Township is one of the fourteen townships
of Morgan County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 1,336 people in the township, 1,031 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
The village of Chesterhill
is located in central Marion Township.
Marion Township is the farthest south of all of Morgan County's townships.
As of 2007, the trustees are John Metcalf, Gary Newton, and Charles Simmons, and the clerk is Stanley Starling.
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 Morgan County
Morgan County, Ohio
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, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 1,336 people in the township, 1,031 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:- Penn TownshipPenn Township, Morgan County, OhioPenn Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 777 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Malta Township - north...
- north - Windsor TownshipWindsor Township, Morgan County, OhioWindsor Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,951 people in the township, 1,411 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northeast - Wesley Township, Washington CountyWesley Township, Washington County, OhioWesley Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 915 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the far western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- southeast - Bern Township, Athens CountyBern Township, Athens County, OhioBern Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 519 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- south - Ames Township, Athens CountyAmes Township, Athens County, OhioAmes Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,231 people in the township, 1,047 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southwest corner - Homer TownshipHomer Township, Morgan County, OhioHomer Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 976 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:*Union Township - north...
- west - Union TownshipUnion Township, Morgan County, OhioUnion Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 607 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Deerfield Township - north...
- northwest
The village of Chesterhill
Chesterhill, Ohio
Chesterhill is a village in Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 305 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Chesterhill is located at ....
is located in central Marion Township.
Marion Township is the farthest south of all of Morgan County's townships.
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.As of 2007, the trustees are John Metcalf, Gary Newton, and Charles Simmons, and the clerk is Stanley Starling.