Waldo 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 1,079 people in the township, 747 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Richland Township
  Richland Township, Marion County, Ohio
  Richland Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,663 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast
• Westfield Township, Morrow County
  Westfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Westfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,100 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Marlboro Township, Delaware County
  Marlboro Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Marlboro Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 227 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Radnor Township, Delaware County
  Radnor Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Radnor Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,335 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Prospect Township
  Prospect Township, Marion County, Ohio
  Prospect Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,207 people in the township, 1,016 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Pleasant Township
  Pleasant Township, Marion County, Ohio
  Pleasant Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,368 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Marion Township - north...
  
   - northwest

The village of Waldo

Waldo, Ohio

Waldo is a village in Waldo Township, Marion County, Ohio, United States. The population was 332 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Waldo is located at ....

is located in western Waldo 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.