Marion Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 5,520 people living in the township.
Geography Located in the southwest corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Vernon Township - north Washington Township - northeast Jefferson Township - east Perry Township, Brown County - south Wayne Township, Clermont County - southwest Harlan Township, Warren County - west
The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District.
Most of the village of Blanchester is located in western Marion Township.
Name and history Marion Township was established in 1830.
It is one of twelve Marion Townships statewide.
Historic population figures
Year Marion Township Blanchester Village 1910 2,533 1,813 1920 2,324 1,676 1930 2,192 1,597 1940 2,404 1,785 1950 2,749 2,109 1960 3,853 2,944 1970 1,412 3,080 1980 2,107 3,207 1990 5,186 4,206 2000 5,489 4,220 2010 5,394 4,243
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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
References Clinton County Historical Society. Clinton County, Ohio, 1982. Wilmington, Ohio: The Society, 1982. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. Ohio. Secretary of State. The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.
External links County website