Tully Township, Marion County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°40′27″N 82°54′19″W / 40.67417°N 82.90528°W / 40.67417; -82.90528CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyMarionArea

• Total21.0 sq mi (54.5 km²) • Land21.0 sq mi (54.5 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,020 ft (311 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total834 • Density40/sq mi (15/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-77742^[3]GNIS feature ID1086587^[1]

Tully Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 834 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Whetstone Township, Crawford County - north
Washington Township, Morrow County - east
Canaan Township, Morrow County - south
Claridon Township - southwest corner
Scott Township - west
Dallas Township, Crawford County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Tully Township, although the unincorporated community of Martel lies in the center of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Tully Township is located in Van Wert 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Tully township, Marion County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.