Mark Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Defiance County

Defiance County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 39,500 people, 15,138 households, and 11,020 families residing in the county. The population density was 96 people per square mile . There were 16,040 housing units at an average density of 39 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 968 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Farmer Township
  Farmer Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Farmer Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 932 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,521 people in the township, 364 of whom lived in the village of Ney, and 1,157 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  
   - northeast corner
• Delaware Township
  Delaware Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Delaware Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,128 people in the township, 801 of whom lived in the village of Sherwood, and 1,327 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
  
   - east
• Emerald Township, Paulding County
  Emerald Township, Paulding County, Ohio
  Emerald Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 824 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Crane Township, Paulding County
  Crane Township, Paulding County, Ohio
  Crane Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,530 people in the township, 1,314 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Carryall Township, Paulding County
  Carryall Township, Paulding County, Ohio
  Carryall Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,046 people in the township, 1,306 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Hicksville Township
  Hicksville Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Hicksville Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,003 people in the township, 3,649 of whom lived in the village of Hicksville, and 1,354 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:Located in the...
  
   - west
• Milford Township
  Milford Township, Defiance County, Ohio
  Milford Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,013 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Mark Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Mark Center

Mark Center, Ohio

Mark Center is an unincorporated community in central Mark Township, Defiance County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43536. It is located on Farmer-Mark Road, a short distance south of State Route 18.-References:...

 is located in the township's center.

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.

Transportation

The most important highway in Mark Township is State Route 18, which travels from east to west through the center of the township.