Marion Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Allen County

Allen County, Ohio

Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its population was 106,331 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Lima–Van Wert–Wapakoneta Combined Statistical Area....

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 6,773 people in the township, 2,872 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Jennings Township, Putnam County
  Jennings Township, Putnam County, Ohio
  Jennings Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,968 people in the township, 1,536 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Sugar Creek Township, Putnam County
  Sugar Creek Township, Putnam County, Ohio
  Sugar Creek Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,156 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Union Township - north...
  
   - northeast corner
• Sugar Creek Township
  Sugar Creek Township, Allen County, Ohio
  Sugar Creek Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,330 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• American Township
  American Township, Allen County, Ohio
  American Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 15,516 people in the township , 13,599 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Amanda Township
  Amanda Township, Allen County, Ohio
  Amanda Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,913 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Marion Township - north...
  
   - south
• Spencer Township
  Spencer Township, Allen County, Ohio
  Spencer Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,106 people in the township, 871 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Jennings Township, Van Wert County
  Jennings Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Jennings Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 695 people in the township, 623 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Washington Township, Van Wert County
  Washington Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,228 people in the township, 1,592 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest

Part of the city of Delphos

Delphos, Ohio

Delphos is a city in Allen and Van Wert Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It had a population of 6,944 at the 2000 census.The Allen County portion of Delphos is part of the Lima Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Van Wert County portion is part of the Van Wert Micropolitan Statistical...

is located in northwestern Marion 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.