Grand Prairie Township, Marion County, Ohio
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Grand Prairie 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 1,609 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Marseilles Township, Wyandot County
    Marseilles Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
    Marseilles Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 446 people in the township, 322 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • 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:...

     - east
  • 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:...

     - southeast corner
  • Montgomery Township
    Montgomery Township, Marion County, Ohio
    Montgomery Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,498 people in the township, 1,175 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Dudley Township, Hardin County
    Dudley Township, Hardin County, Ohio
    Dudley Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,257 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Goshen Township - north...

     - southwest corner
  • Goshen Township, Hardin County
    Goshen Township, Hardin County, Ohio
    Goshen Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 585 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

    - west


No municipalities are located in Grand Prairie 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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