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Urban Township (Ohio)
An urban township is a designation of a unit of local government in Ohio as prescribed by chapter 504 of the Ohio Revised Code. Chapter 504 outlines the procedures for an Ohio civil township to adopt limited home rule government. At least 5,000 people are required to reside in unincorporated areas of a township for that township to adopt limited home rule government. If 15,000 or more people live in unincorporated areas of a township, that township may qualify as an urban township undeO.R.C. § 504.01(B) or (D) List of urban townships by population All populations are those of the 2010 United States Census. Other townships include: * American Township, Allen County, Ohio * Cambridge Township, Guernsey County, Ohio * Delaware Township, Delaware County, Ohio * Perry Township, Columbiana County, Ohio * Perry Township, Franklin County, Ohio * Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Ohio See also *List of urban townships in Ohio References External links Ohio's Limited Home Rule To ...
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Local Government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-localised and has limited powers. While in some countries, "government" is normally reserved purely for a national administration (government) (which may be known as a central government or federal government), the term local government is always used specifically in contrast to national government – as well as, in many cases, the activities of sub-national, first-level administrative divisions (which are generally known by names such as cantons, provinces, states, oblasts, or regions). Local governments generally act only within powers specifically delegated to them by law and/or directives of a higher level of government. In federal states, local government generally comprises a third or fourth tier of government, whereas in unitary state ...
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Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio
Fairfield Township is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the south central portion of the county. The population was 22,645 at the 2020 census. Before annexations by the cities of Hamilton and Fairfield, it had an area of about . Name Fairfield Township's name is reflective of the gentle topography in the township. It is one of seven Fairfield Townships statewide. History In 1795, upon the signing of the Treaty of Greenville, the court of general quarter sessions of the peace for Hamilton County created Springfield and Fairfield townships out of the northern reaches of Cincinnati Township. Fairfield Township became part of a newly formed Butler County in 1802. For a brief period in 1994 and 1995, the township was incorporated as the City of Indian Springs under a special law enacted by the Ohio General Assembly, but it reverted to township status when this law was declared unconstitutional by the courts. Geography Located in ...
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Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio
Oxford Township, also known as the College Township, is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the northwestern corner of the county, where it meets Preble County, Ohio, and Union County, Indiana. The city of Oxford, the home of Miami University, is located in the township. It had a population of 25,469 at the 2020 census. History The eleventh in order of creation, Oxford Township was erected from Milford Township by the Butler County Commissioners on August 5, 1811. The site was chosen by the State of Ohio for a college in order to fulfill the unkept promise of John Cleves Symmes. Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Israel Township, Preble County - north * Somers Township, Preble County - northeast corner * Milford Township - east * Hanover Township - southeast corner * Reily Township - south * Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana - southwest corner ...
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Miami Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
Miami Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 50,735. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities: *Moraine - north *Kettering - northeast * Washington Township - east * Clearcreek Township, Warren County - southeast * Franklin Township, Warren County - south * German Township - west * Jefferson Township - northwest Several cities are located in Miami Township: *Part of Carlisle, in the southwest *Miamisburg, in the center *Part of Springboro, in the southeast *Part of West Carrollton, in the north The township is highly urbanized in its eastern half, nearest to Miamisburg and Kettering. Ohio law prohibits townships from collecting income taxes from residents; thus, the township has seen higher growth than incorporated towns nearby. Name and history Statewide, other Miami Townships are located in Clermont, Greene, Hamilton, and Logan C ...
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Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio
Miami Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 40,848, up from 36,632 in 2000. The township's students are served mostly by Milford Exempted Village Schools. Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Hamilton Township, Warren County - north * Goshen Township - northeast * Stonelick Township - southeast * Union Township - south * Anderson Township, Hamilton County - southwest corner * Columbia Township, Hamilton County - southwest, north of Anderson Township * Symmes Township, Hamilton County - west Many populated places are located in Miami Township: *Part of the city of Loveland, in the north *Part of the city of Milford, in the southwest *The census-designated place of Day Heights, in the center *The census-designated place of Mount Repose, in the center *The census-designated place of Mulberry, in the west *The unincorporated community o ...
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Marion Township, Marion County, Ohio
Marion Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 44,749 people in the township, 36,837 of whom lived in the city of Marion. Geography Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships: * Grand Prairie Township - north * Scott Township - northeast corner * Claridon Township - east * Richland Township - southeast corner * Pleasant Township - south * Green Camp Township - southwest * Big Island Township - west * Salt Rock Township - northwest corner Most of the city of Marion, the county seat of Marion County, is located in central Marion Township. Name and history It is one of twelve Marion Townships statewide. 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. The ...
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Madison Township, Lake County, Ohio
Madison Township is one of the five townships of Lake County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 18,889. It is the largest township in Ohio by area. Geography Located in the easternmost part of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships: * Geneva Township, Ashtabula County - northeast * Harpersfield Township, Ashtabula County - east * Trumbull Township, Ashtabula County - southeast corner * Thompson Township, Geauga County - south * LeRoy Township - southwest * Perry Township - west Several populated places are located in Madison Township: *The village of Madison, in the center *A small portion of the village of North Perry, in the far northwest *The census-designated place of North Madison, along the lakeshore *Part of the unincorporated community of Unionville, on the border with Harpersfield Township According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Madison Township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 76.6%, are water. The to ...
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Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Liberty Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 21,982 people within the geographical area of the township, 12,034 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. A suburb directly north of Youngstown, it is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. History It is one of twenty-five Liberty Townships statewide. Liberty Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve. It was established as a township in 1806. The first settler in the township was thought to be Henry Swager in 1798. Four villages grew within its borders: Girard, Churchill, Sodom, and Seceders Corners. In 1860, coal was discovered on Alexander McCleery's farm becoming a major industry in the area for the next forty years. Geography Located at (41.156944, -80.677778) in the southeastern part of Trumbull County, Liberty Township borders the following townships, city, and village: * Vienna Township, Trumbull ...
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Liberty Township, Butler County, Ohio
Liberty Township is an affluent suburb of Cincinnati located in Butler County, Ohio. It is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is located on the east-central part of the county, just south of the city of Monroe. With an area of about it is smallest of the thirteen townships but one of the fastest-growing areas in southwest Ohio, having a population of 37,259 at the 2010 census, up from 22,819 in 2000 and just 9,249 in 1990. It was named for Liberty, Pennsylvania, at the suggestion of John Morrow, a resident in the township at the time of its formation in 1803 who was the brother of Ohio Governor Jeremiah Morrow, after his hometown. The first settler was John Nelson, who arrived in 1796, seven years before Ohio became a state. It is one of 25 Liberty Townships statewide. The northeast corner of the township is part of the city of Monroe, the sole municipality in Liberty Township. Unincorporated places are Bethany, Four Bridges, Hughes Station, ...
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Lake Township, Stark County, Ohio
Lake Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. It is an urban township; the 2000 census found 25,892 people in the township, 23,718 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities: * Suffield Township, Portage County - north * Randolph Township, Portage County - northeast * Marlboro Township - east * Nimishillen Township - southeast corner * Plain Township - south * Jackson Township - southwest corner *Green - west * Springfield Township, Summit County - northwest Several populated places are located in Lake Township (incorporated areas are not part of the Township): *The village of Hartville, in the northeast *The census-designated place of Greentown, in the southwest *The census-designated place of Uniontown, in the northwest *The unincorporated community of Mount Pleasant, in the southwest *Two other unincorporated commun ...
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Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio
Jackson Township is one of the 17 townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 40,152 people in the township, 37,484 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities: *Green - north * Lake Township - northeast corner * Plain Township - east * Canton Township - southeast corner * Perry Township - south * Tuscarawas Township - southwest corner * Lawrence Township - west * New Franklin - northwest corner Three municipalities are located in Jackson Township: a small part of the city of Massillon in the southwest, a very small portion of the city of North Canton in the northeast, and the village of Hills and Dales in the southeast. The unincorporated community of Marchand lies in the township's northeast. Name and history Stark County's Jackson Township was named for Andrew Jackson, a major general in the War of 1812 and later the seventh ...
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Howland Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Howland Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. Along with Liberty Township, it is one of two urban townships in Trumbull County. The 2000 census found 19,451 people in the township, 17,546 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Name and history It is the only Howland Township statewide. The township is named for the Howland family, who were the original settlers of the township, and Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower 165 years earlier.Howland Township Web Site — History of Howland Township
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