Claridon Township, Marion County, Ohio

Claridon Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of Claridon Township in Marion County.
Coordinates: 40°36′31″N 82°59′54″W / 40.60861°N 82.99833°W / 40.60861; -82.99833Coordinates: 40°36′31″N 82°59′54″W / 40.60861°N 82.99833°W / 40.60861; -82.99833
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Marion
Area
– Total	36.8 sq mi (95.4 km2)
– Land	36.8 sq mi (95.4 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	997 ft (304 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,587
– Density	70.3/sq mi (27.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-15196[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086576[1]

Claridon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,587 people in the township, 2,009 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[3]

Geography

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

• Scott Township - north
• Tully Township - northeast corner
• Canaan Township, Morrow County - east
• Cardington Township, Morrow County - southeast corner
• Richland Township - south
• Pleasant Township - southwest corner
• Marion Township - west
• Grand Prairie Township - northwest corner

The village of Caledonia is located in northeastern Claridon Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Claridon Township is located in Geauga County.

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

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Marion County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website