Montgomery Township, Marion County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°35′52″N 83°21′6″W / 40.59778°N 83.35167°W

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Montgomery Township, Marion County, Ohio
Township
Fields northwest of New Bloomington
Location of Montgomery Township in Marion County
Coordinates: 40°35′52″N 83°21′6″W / 40.59778°N 83.35167°W / 40.59778; -83.35167
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Marion
Area
• Total	28.4 sq mi (73.6 km²)
• Land	28.4 sq mi (73.6 km²)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	909 ft (277 m)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	2,064
• Density	73/sq mi (28/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-51730^[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086581^[1]

Montgomery Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,064 people in the township; 676 lived in the village of LaRue and 413 lived in the village of New Bloomington.

Geography

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

Grand Township - north
Salt Rock Township - northeast corner
Big Island Township - east
Bowling Green Township - south
Dudley Township, Hardin County - west
Goshen Township, Hardin County - northwest corner

Two villages are located in Montgomery Township: LaRue in the southwest, and New Bloomington in the southeast.

Name and history

Statewide, other Montgomery Townships are located in Ashland and Wood counties.

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,^[4] 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Montgomery township, Marion County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

County website

v t e Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Marion
City	Marion	Map of Ohio highlighting Marion County
Villages	Caledonia Green Camp LaRue Morral New Bloomington Prospect Waldo
Townships	Big Island Bowling Green Claridon Grand Grand Prairie Green Camp Marion Montgomery Pleasant Prospect Richland Salt Rock Scott Tully Waldo
Unincorporated communities	Bellaire Gardens Big Island Brush Ridge Centerville Claridon DeCliff Espyville Gast Corner Kirkpatrick Martel Meeker Owens Tobias
Ghost town	Bethlehem
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