Marietta Township, Washington County, Ohio
Township
Fields along State Route 26 northeast of Marietta
Location of Marietta Township in Washington County
Coordinates: 39°23′59″N 81°24′29″W / 39.39972°N 81.40806°W / 39.39972; -81.40806
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Washington
Area
• Total	15.3 sq mi (39.6 km2)
• Land	14.9 sq mi (38.7 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation [1]	673 ft (205 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	4,265
• Density	286.2/sq mi (110.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45750
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-47642[3]
GNIS feature ID	1087138[1]

Marietta Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,265 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

• Fearing Township - north
• Lawrence Township - northeast corner
• Newport Township - east
• Warren Township - west
• Muskingum Township - northwest

West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the south: Pleasants County in the far southeast, and Wood County otherwise.

Two populated places are located along the Ohio River in Washington Township: most of the city of Marietta, the county seat of Washington County, in the northwest; and the unincorporated community of Reno, in the south.

Name and history

It is the only Marietta 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.