Marlboro Township, Stark County, Ohio
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Marlboro Township is one of the seventeen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Stark County
Stark County, Ohio
Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,586. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 4,227 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Randolph Township, Portage County
    Randolph Township, Portage County, Ohio
    Randolph Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,504 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - north
  • Atwater Township, Portage County
    Atwater Township, Portage County, Ohio
    Atwater Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,762 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast
  • Lexington Township
    Lexington Township, Stark County, Ohio
    Lexington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,583 people in the township, 5,390 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Washington Township
    Washington Township, Stark County, Ohio
    Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,791 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...

     - southeast
  • Nimishillen Township
    Nimishillen Township, Stark County, Ohio
    Nimishillen Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,098 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - south
  • Plain Township
    Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio
    Plain Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 51,997 people in the township, 35,543 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township...

     - southwest corner
  • Lake Township
    Lake Township, Stark County, Ohio
    Lake Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. It is an urban township; the 2000 census found 25,892 people in the township, 23,718 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west


No municipalities are located in Marlboro Township, although locations within the township are often given a Hartville, Louisville, or Alliance address.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Marlboro Township is located in Delaware County
Marlboro Township, Delaware County, Ohio
Marlboro Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 227 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

.

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.
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