Waldo Township, Marion County, Ohio

Waldo Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,130 people in the township, 326 of whom lived in the village of Waldo.

Waldo Township, Marion County, Ohio
Township
Site of Fort Morrow north of Norton
Location of Waldo Township in Marion County
Coordinates: 40°27′52″N 83°4′30″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Marion
Area
• Total	18.9 sq mi (49.0 km2)
• Land	18.9 sq mi (48.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	955 ft (291 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,130
• Density	60/sq mi (23/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43356
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-80514[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086588[1]

Geography

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

• Richland Township - northeast
• Westfield Township, Morrow County - east
• Marlboro Township, Delaware County - south
• Radnor Township, Delaware County - southwest corner
• Prospect Township - west
• Pleasant Township - northwest

The village of Waldo is located in western Waldo Township.

Name and history

It is the only Waldo Township statewide.^[4]

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,^[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.