Welcome to Marion Township

Marion Township was formed in 1833. It lies in the extreme northwest portion of Allen County. Geographically, it is the largest township in the county consisting of about 40 square miles of zoned land as of the 2010 census the population was 6,715 citizens, 2,820 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Marion Township has 4,312 registered voters. The township is responsible for maintaining 46 miles of roads.

During the spring and summer months the road maintenance department mows over 110 miles of township and county road right-of-way. The upkeep of 5 bridges and 29 culverts are also the responsibility of the township. Three cemetaries; hartshorn cemetary on defiance trail, doner cemetary on state route 309, and king cemetary, also on defiance trail are cared for by marion township.

Fire protection and ems services are provided by the delphos fire and ems and american towship fire departments. Police protection is supplied by the marion township police department and the allen county sheriffs dept. The board of trustees meet on the second and fourth mondays of each month at the township house, 5405 kiggins road delphos. Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m.