Anderson Township is a

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located southeastern Hamilton County along the

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and Little Miami Rivers, approximately 13 miles southeast of downtown

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. The 2010 census found 43,446 people in the township, making it one of the most populous townships in the state of Ohio.

History

Anderson Township's earliest settlement came in 1788, when pioneer Benjamin Stites settled near the mouth of the Little Miami River. The treaty of Easton forbade entering Ohio. but because England had been run out in the Revolutionary War, the local natives did not know treaty was void. The township was organized in 1793 as part of the

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and was bounded by the Ohio and Little Miami Rivers, and the mouth of the Eight Mile Creek to the east. The township was important during its early days as the site of Flinn's Ford, the southernmost crossing of the Little Miami River. Anderson Township remained mainly undeveloped forest and agricultural land until post-World War II suburbanization brought new infrastructure to the community. The population grew by an average of 1,000 persons per year from the 1950s through the early 1990s bringing massive residential and commercial developments to the area. Anderson Township is named for

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's chief surveyor when the township was created. Anderson Township became a qualified

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as recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation in 2009.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county between the

and Little Miami rivers and a line extending due south from the confluence of the latter's East Fork and main channels (west of which belongs to Clermont County), Anderson Township has the following borders: *Linwood, Mt. Washington, East End, and California (all, officially, of

) - west * Mariemont - northwest *Plainville (officially, Columbia Township) - north * Terrace Park - northeast *Summerside, Mt. Carmel, and Tobasco (all, officially, of Union Township, Clermont County) - east *Locust Grove (officially, Pierce Township, Clermont County) - southeast *

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, Fairfax, and

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. Also of note is the fact that Anderson's nearest neighbors to the west, Mt. Washington and California, are functionally exclaves of the City of Cincinnati, impossible to reach via land or water without crossing into territory administered by Anderson Township (which controls the Little Miami River as it exists within Hamilton County). The two themselves barely connect, only able to do so via a narrow terrestrial connection spanning approximately exists, but contains no road, public or otherwise, and spans ten private land parcels uniformly developed and all facing away from the hilltop center of the community. Thus, this is not a passage available to the public. The official neighborhood borders of Mt. Washington were drawn to "overflow" from this bottleneck slightly and include an unestablished group of smaller residential subdivisions between the bottleneck and the Little Miami delta, where Mt. Washington and California meet and at least avoid their ''individual'' designations as exclaves of their mother city. Anderson Township includes the following

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s: * Cherry Grove *

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* Forestville *

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* Salem Heights *

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* Turpin Hills The township is composed of of rolling hills with steep, wooded hillsides leading down to the Little Miami and

rivers. As of 1990, 36% of Anderson Township had been developed into suburban communities for Cincinnati, 13% into farmland, and the remainder being left as woodland.

Demographics

As of the

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, Anderson Township. Accessed 2009-01-12. of 2020, there were 44,040 people in the township, including 704 non-U.S. citizens. The

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was 1,448.6 people per square mile. There were 17,631 housing units. The racial makeup of the township was 90.8%

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, 3.4%

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, and around 6% of all other races combined. In the township the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 20, 11.8% from 20 to 34, 28.9% from 35 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 59, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $135,611.

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, 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. Anderson Township is also a member of the

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Police and fire services

Police services are provided by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. Fire and Emergency Medical Services are provided by the Anderson Township Fire Department.

Transportation

Major roads

Anderson Township is served by Interstate 275,

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, State Route 32 and State Route 125 (Beechmont Avenue). Interstate 275 crosses the Ohio River into Kentucky near the southern border of the township on the Combs-Hehl Bridge. Anderson Township is also in close proximity to US Route 27,

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and

Interstate 471 Interstate 471 (I-471) is a Interstate Highway, linking I-71 in Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, to I-275 in Highland Heights, Kentucky. South of I-275, the expressway continues south to U.S. Route 27 (US 27) as unsigned Kentucky Route&n ...

Transit

Anderson Township is served by the

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, which provides local and commuter bus service on various routes to and from the township.

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operate in the township.

Airports

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(IATA: LUK) provides private and limited amounts of commercial air service and is located immediately southwest of the township near the confluence of the Ohio and Little Miami Rivers. The

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(IATA: CVG) provides most commercial air service to the area and is located approximately 20 miles southwest in nearby

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Rail

Rail service (freight) is provided by

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in the northernmost portions of the township on a rail line between Cincinnati and

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Education

Schools

Nearly all of Anderson Township is located in the

Forest Hills Local School District Forest Hills Local School District is a public school district serving the southeasternmost area of Hamilton County, Ohio outside the city of Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton C ...

. The district boasts an "Excellent with Distinction" rating from Ohio Department of Education. Forest Hills Local School District serves an approximate student population of 7,655 in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district employs 422 full-time classroom teachers and the district's overall student/teacher ratio is 18.1:1, with an instructional expense of $4,048 per student. Schools within the district include: * Anderson High School * Ayer Elementary School * Maddux Elementary School * Mercer Elementary School * Nagel Middle School * Sherwood Elementary School * Summit Elementary School *

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* Wilson Elementary School In 2005, the Forest Hills School District was presented a banner from the

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recognizing the achievement of receiving an "Excellent" rating on the State Report Card for five consecutive years. Only 47 of the state's 614 school districts have achieved an Excellent rating for five consecutive years putting the district in the top 8 percent of districts in the state. This was achieved with more than 7,000 students and by spending less per pupil than many of the other school districts that are rated excellent.

Library

Anderson Township is served by a branch of the

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., and consistently has one of the highest rates of circulation of the Library's branches.

Notable people

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, sportscaster *

Thom Brennaman Thomas Wade Brennaman (born September 12, 1963) is an American television sportscaster. He is the son of former Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman. Broadcasting career After graduating in 1982 from Cincinnati's Anderson High Sch ...

, sportscaster; graduate of Anderson High School *

Marc Burch Marc Burch (born May 7, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American soccer player. Career College and amateur Burch played college soccer at the University of Evansville for three seasons from 2002–2004, scoring seven goals and assisting on 22 ...

, professional soccer player for Seattle Sounders FC; 2002 graduate of

* Dennis Courtney, aka Denis Beaulne, Broadway Actor and Director; graduate of Anderson High School *

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, former MLB pitcher (

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); graduate of Anderson High School *

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, broadcaster, poet, and educator *

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, long-distance runner, competed in 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles; graduate of Anderson High School *

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, former MLB pitcher for

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; graduate of Anderson High School *

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, actress of film, stage, and television; graduate of Anderson High School *

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, former professional baseball player, mostly with the New York Yankees; graduate of

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, NFL guard for

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; graduate of Anderson High School *

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, American television soap opera producer * Dave Wilson, gold and silver medalist in swimming, 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles; graduate of Anderson High School * Michelle Yi, contestant on CBS' Survivor: Fiji; 2002 graduate of

* Marilyn Zayas, judge on Ohio's First District Court of Appeals

Recreation

Anderson Township is home to Coney Island Amusement Park, Sunlite Pool,

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and

Belterra Park Gaming & Entertainment Center Belterra Park, formerly known as River Downs, is a racino located in Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, just outside the southeast limits of Cincinnati. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Boyd Gaming. History ...

. It has become known to its numerous parks, greenspaces and outdoor activities. The Anderson Parks district is an impressive organization supporting 9 parks and an indoor RecPlex, totaling over 500 acres of land. The Anderson Foundation for Parks & Recreation was established in 1991 to help support these parks and expand their offerings and mission.

References

External links

Township websiteForest Hills Local SchoolsHistory of Anderson Township found in this PDF from Township websiteAnderson ParksAnderson Foundation for Parks & Recreation
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