Marlboro Township, Stark County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°56′44″N 81°14′30″W / 40.94556°N 81.24167°W / 40.94556; -81.24167CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyStarkArea

• Total36.5 sq mi (94.4 km²) • Land35.8 sq mi (92.8 km²) • Water0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,217 ft (371 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total4,277 • Density119.5/sq mi (46.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-47936^[3]GNIS feature ID1086981^[1]

Marlboro Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,277 people in the township.

Geography

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

Randolph Township, Portage County - north
Atwater Township, Portage County - northeast
Lexington Township - east
Washington Township - southeast
Nimishillen Township - south
Plain Township - southwest corner
Lake Township - west

No municipalities are located in Marlboro Township, although the unincorporated community of Marlboro is located in the township's east.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Marlboro Township is located in Delaware County.

Marlboro Township was historically also spelled Marlborough. In 1833, Marlborough Township contained three stores, one tannery, and four saw mills.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Marlboro township, Stark County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 299. Retrieved December 12, 2013.