Blendon Township is one of the seventeen
townships
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of
Franklin County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 10,152 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county, the township has been reduced by municipal annexations to three large "islands" and many small ones. They have the following borders:
*The small islands are surrounded by
Columbus
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* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
Columbus may also refer to:
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.
*The southwestern large island borders
Minerva Park to the north and west, and Columbus to the east and south.
*The central large island borders
Westerville to the north, and Columbus to the east, south, and west.
*The northern large island borders
Harlem Township, Delaware County to the north,
Plain Township to the east, Columbus to the south, Westerville to the west, and
Genoa Township, Delaware County to the northwest.
Much of what was once Blendon Township has since been annexed by certain municipalities:
*The city of Columbus, the
county seat
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of Franklin County, in the south
*The village of Minerva Park, in the southwest
*The city of Westerville, in the northwest
Part of western Blendon Township is occupied by the
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
of
Huber Ridge.
Name and history
![Jackson Fort in Blendon Township](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Jackson_Fort_in_Blendon_Township.jpg)
It is the only Blendon Township statewide.
Blendon Township was originally known as Harrison Township when it was organized in 1815. It received its present name of Blendon Township in 1824.
Government
![Blendon Township Administration 1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Blendon_Township_Administration_1.jpg)
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,
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§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
Economy
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operates its
Columbus
Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to:
* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
Columbus may also refer to:
Places ...
regional offices at 4111 Executive Parkway in the township.
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References
External links
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Franklin County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio