Marlboro Township is one of the eighteen townships

Civil township

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 of Delaware County

Delaware County, Ohio

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, Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 227 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Waldo Township, Marion County
  Waldo Township, Marion County, Ohio
  Waldo Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,079 people in the township, 747 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Westfield Township, Morrow County
  Westfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Westfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,100 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast
• Oxford Township
  Oxford Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Oxford Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 854 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Troy Township
  Troy Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Troy Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,665 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Radnor Township
  Radnor Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Radnor Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,335 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Prospect Township, Marion County
  Prospect Township, Marion County, Ohio
  Prospect Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,207 people in the township, 1,016 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Marlboro Township.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, there were 227 people, 83 households, and 67 families residing in the township.

There were 83 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.5% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 27.4% from 18 to 24, 8.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. 48.9% of the population were male, and 51.1% were female.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Marlboro Township is located in Stark County

Marlboro Township, Stark County, Ohio

Marlboro Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,227 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

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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, 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.

Public services

Fire protection in Marlboro Township is the responsibility of the Fort Morrow Fire District, and emergency medical services are provided by Delaware County EMS.