Marseilles Township, Wyandot County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
Fields and small woods near the village of Marseilles
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Location of Marseilles Township in Wyandot County |
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Coordinates: 40°42′21″N 83°23′40″W / 40.70583°N 83.39444°WCoordinates: 40°42′21″N 83°23′40″W / 40.70583°N 83.39444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Wyandot |
Area | |
• Total | 24.1 sq mi (62.5 km2) |
• Land | 23.6 sq mi (61.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 446 |
• Density | 18.9/sq mi (7.3/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 39-48006 |
GNIS feature ID | 1087207 |
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.
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Marseilles is located in southern Marseilles Township.
It is the only Marseilles Township statewide.
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.