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Madison Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Madison Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 23,509 people in the township, 10,795 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities: *Columbus - north * Brice - northeast *Lithopolis - southeast * Truro Township - northeast * Violet Township, Fairfield County - east * Bloom Township, Fairfield County - southeast * Madison Township, Pickaway County - south * Harrison Township, Pickaway County - southwest corner * Hamilton Township - west *Obetz - northwest Several municipalities are located in Madison Township: *The city of Canal Winchester, in the east *The city of Columbus, in the north and southwest *The city of Groveport, in the west *The village of Obetz, in the northwest *The city of Pickerington, in the northeast The census-designated place of Blacklick Estates lies in norther ...
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Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships. Township functions are generally overseen by a governing board (the name varies from state to state) and a clerk, trustee, or mayor (in New Jersey and the metro townships of Utah). Township officers frequently include justice of ...
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Bloom Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Bloom Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 8,466, up from 6,374 at the 2000 census. 7,028 people lived in the unincorporated portions of the township in 2010. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Violet Township - north * Liberty Township - northeast corner * Greenfield Township - east * Hocking Township - southeast corner * Amanda Township - south * Walnut Township, Pickaway County - southwest corner * Madison Township, Pickaway County - west * Madison Township, Franklin County - northwest Portions of three villages are located in Bloom Township: a part of Carroll in the northeast, and most of Lithopolis plus a small portion of Canal Winchester in the northwest. Name and history Statewide, other Bloom Townships are located in Morgan, Scioto, Seneca, and Wood counties. Bloom Township was established in 1805. It is the location ...
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Madison Township, Ohio (other)
Madison Township, Ohio may refer to: *Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio *Madison Township, Clark County, Ohio *Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio *Madison Township, Fairfield County, Ohio *Madison Township, Fayette County, Ohio *Madison Township, Franklin County, Ohio *Madison Township, Guernsey County, Ohio *Madison Township, Hancock County, Ohio *Madison Township, Highland County, Ohio *Madison Township, Jackson County, Ohio *Madison Township, Lake County, Ohio *Madison Township, Licking County, Ohio * Madison Township, Montgomery County, Ohio *Madison Township, Muskingum County, Ohio *Madison Township, Perry County, Ohio *Madison Township, Pickaway County, Ohio *Madison Township, Richland County, Ohio *Madison Township, Sandusky County, Ohio *Madison Township, Scioto County, Ohio *Madison Township, Vinton County, Ohio *Madison Township, Williams County, Ohio See also *Madison Township (other) Madison Township may refer to: Arkansas * Madison Township, Gra ...
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Blacklick Creek (Ohio)
Blacklick Creek is a tributary stream of Big Walnut Creek in Ohio, flowing through Licking, Fairfield and Franklin counties. The creek's name was originally given by Native Americans, who had noticed the animals that frequented the creek to lick its black-colored salt stones. It has also been known as Black Lick Creek, Black Lick Fork, Blacks Lick Creek, and Big Lick Creek. The 27 mile long rock and slate bed creek has its headwaters near Mink Street in Jersey Township, in northwestern Licking County. It enters Franklin County in northeast Plain Township and then flows near the Licking-Franklin County border. The stream enters Fairfield County in southwest Reynoldsburg, and then re-enters Franklin County near Brice. The stream meets Big Walnut Creek in Columbus, near South Hamilton Road at . Blacklick Creek topped a levee on September 14, 1979, due to heavy rains from Hurricane Frederic. The creek flooded the Municipal Building in Reynoldsburg, and three hundred homes in ...
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Big Walnut Creek
Big Walnut Creek starts near Mount Gilead, Ohio in Morrow County. It flows south to eastern Delaware County and parallels Alum Creek. It passes to the east of Sunbury and into Hoover Reservoir, which then crosses into Franklin County. From the dam outflow in Westerville the creek flows through Gahanna and Whitehall. Near Obetz it is joined by its principal tributaries Alum Creek and Blacklick Creek at the Three Creeks Columbus Metro Park. It flows through southern Franklin County and joins the Scioto River near the Franklin-Pickaway Counties line at . Name Big Walnut Creek was named for black walnut trees which once grew in old-growth forests near the stream. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Big Walnut Creek has also been known as: *Big Belly Creek *Big Bellys Creek *Big Lick Creek *Gahanna River *Hayes Ditch *Walnut Creek *Whingwy Mahoni Sepung *Menkwi Mhoani Siipunk See also *List of rivers of Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great ...
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Alum Creek (Ohio)
Alum Creek is long creek that runs north to south in central Ohio. The creek originates in Morrow County and then flows through Delaware County and finally into Franklin County, where it ends at Big Walnut Creek, which drains into the Scioto River. Alum Creek is a source of drinking water for the city of Westerville, Ohio. History The Alum Creek valley was inhabited by the Adena over 2,000 years ago. This mound builder culture constructed seven mounds along Alum Creek. The Lenape (Delaware) Indian tribe later established many settlements near the creek. One of the first European settlers was Colonel Moses Byxbe, who constructed his home on Alum Creek in 1805. Colonel Byxbe owned or co-owned along the creek. As a defensive measure during the War of 1812, local residents built four blockhouses in the area, including one on Alum Creek. The blockhouse, Fort Cheshire, was a 2-story log fortress, constructed so as to provide a place from which to shoot, drop boiling water, and ...
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Blacklick Estates, Ohio
Blacklick Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Ohio, United States: partly in Madison Township and partly in Truro Township. As of the 2010 census the population was 8,682, down from 9,518 at the 2000 census. History Three hundred homes in Blacklick Estates were flooded on September 14, 1979, when Blacklick Creek topped a levee due to heavy rains from Hurricane Frederic. Geography Blacklick Estates is located in southeastern Franklin County at (39.907034, -82.863025). It is bordered to the north, east, and south by the city of Columbus, and to the west by unincorporated land in Madison Township. Ohio State Route 317 (S. Hamilton Road) forms the western edge of the CDP. Downtown Columbus is to the northwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1.25%, is water. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 9,518 people, 3,317 households, and 2,567 families in the CDP. The population density was 4 ...
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Census-designated Place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing cities, towns, and villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities, colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unin ...
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Pickerington, Ohio
Pickerington is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, Fairfield and Franklin County, Ohio, Franklin counties in the central region of the U.S. state of Ohio. It was founded in 1815 as Jacksonville, named after Andrew Jackson. Pickerington was known as Jacksonville until 1827, when the citizens petitioned the state legislature to change the name to Pickerington in honor of its founder, Abraham Pickering. It is a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus. The population was 23,094 at the United States Census 2020, 2020 census. As land annexation, development, and immigration into the Columbus area continues, the city of Pickerington (like many area suburbs) has generally followed suit. Pickerington is also home to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame, located at 13515 Yarmouth Dr. off of Interstate 70. The Ohio Secretary of State certified Pickerington as a city in 1991 and it was designated as the "Violet Capital of Ohio" in 1996 by the Ohio Legislature. At , Pickerington is the second-largest city in ...
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Groveport, Ohio
Groveport is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Columbus. The population was 6,009 at the 2020 census. Groveport was the hometown of John Solomon Rarey, a 19th-century horse whisperer, and developer of the Rarey technique for rehabilitating horses. History Groveport had its start as a single entity in 1846 when the neighboring rival towns of Wert's Grove and Rareysport merged. These towns were located along the Ohio-Erie Canal. The city was incorporated as a village in 1847. A post office called Groveport has been in operation since 1847. The city is the location of the Groveport Log House, which was built in 1815 and moved in 1974 to a location near Groveport Cemetery. Geography Groveport is located at (39.856163, -82.890544). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/groveportcityohio,OH/PST045219 2010 census As of ...
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Canal Winchester, Ohio
Canal Winchester is a city in Fairfield and Franklin counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The city is one of the suburbs that make up the Columbus metropolitan area. The population was 9,107 at the 2020 census. History Canal Winchester was founded in 1828 by Reuben Dove and John Colman. When construction of the Ohio & Erie Canal came through Dove's wheat field, he wanted to sue the state. The canal workmen instead convinced him that he would be better off laying out a town, because the area was midway between Columbus and Lancaster.. On November 4, 1828, Dove and Colman recorded the first plat for Winchester, Ohio, in Violet Township, Fairfield County. Dove named the village after his father's hometown of Winchester, Virginia. Winchester flourished because of agriculture and transportation. The Ohio and Erie Canal brought passengers, freight and a means to transport grain to market. The first canal boat floated through Winchester in 1831. The village was named Canal Winchester ...
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Obetz, Ohio
Obetz is a Village (Ohio), village in Franklin County, Ohio, Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,489 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History The community (originally Obetz Junction, in honor of settler Charles Obetz) was formed in 1838 as a stagecoach junction, and incorporated in 1928. Nearby Reese Station served as the railroad station for the immediate area, while other adjacent communities such as Groveport, Ohio, Groveport, Lockbourne, Ohio, Lockbourne and Canal Winchester, Ohio, Canal Winchester were part of the Ohio and Erie Canal canal and lock system. The close proximity of Obetz Junction to these towns transformed the area into a hub of commerce, travel and trade in the mid-19th century. Communities such as Obetz and its neighbors, with their strong ties to transportation helped to further cement Central Ohio and Columbus, Ohio's status as the state capital. Geography Obetz is located at (39.876763, -82.941801). According to the ...
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