Marietta Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,265 people in the township.
Marietta Township, Washington County, Ohio | |
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 Fields along State Route 26 northeast of Marietta | |
 Location of Marietta Township in Washington County | |
| Coordinates: 39°23′59″N 81°24′29″W / 39.39972°N 81.40806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Washington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.3 sq mi (39.6 km2) |
| • Land | 14.9 sq mi (38.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,265 |
| • Density | 286.2/sq mi (110.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 45750 |
| Area code | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-47642[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087138[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
- Fearing Township - north
- Lawrence Township - northeast corner
- Newport Township - east
- Warren Township - west
- Muskingum Township - northwest
West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the south: Pleasants County in the far southeast, and Wood County otherwise.
Two populated places are located along the Ohio River in Washington Township: most of the city of Marietta, the county seat of Washington County, in the northwest; and the unincorporated community of Reno, in the south.
Name and history
editIt is the only Marietta Township statewide.[4]
Government
editThe 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,[5] 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Marietta township, Washington County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.