Green Township is one of the twelve

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of Hamilton County,

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, United States. It is a suburb of the neighboring city of

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. With a population of 60,424 at the 2020 census, Green Township is the most populous township in Hamilton County, and the second most populous township in Ohio. It was founded in 1809.

Geography

Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships and city: * Colerain Township - north *

- east * Delhi Township - south * Miami Township - west Two cities occupy what was once part of Green Township: Cheviot in the east center, and Cincinnati, the

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of Hamilton County, in the east and southeast. Nearly all of the remainder of the township is part of one of the following

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s: *

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, in the center * Covedale, in the south *

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, in the northwest * Mack, in the west and southwest * Monfort Heights, in the northeast, south of White Oak *

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, in the northeast The township encompasses 27.9 sq mi (72.3 km) of gently rolling hills above the

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northwest of downtown Cincinnati. As of 1990, over 50% of the township's area has been was converted to urban use, largely as a suburb of Cincinnati; 38% is classed as forested, and 11% as farmland.

Name and history

It is one of sixteen Green Townships statewide. The township was originally held intact by

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, with the apparent intent of naming it as the academy township for his purchase. In 1802 a court order awarded half the township to one of his Miami Company investors,

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. This became part of the disputes over the entire Symmes Purchase. The township is named after

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, a Revolutionary War general. The township was home to The Western Hills Airport (Also called "Frank Airport" and "Cheviot Airport") and was the first airport in western Hamilton County, Ohio. The airport was located into the neighborhood of Bridgetown, Ohio. Airport operations began in 1929, shutdown during

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, then reopened after the end of the war, slowly declining until the corporation ceased services in 1949 as aircraft outgrew the facilities.

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.

Parks

Green Township has a township park system with six different parks including: *Bicentennial Park *Blue Rock Park *Bosken Park *Kuliga Park *Veterans Park *West Fork Park

Education

Catholic schools

There are several Catholic schools in Green Township. This includes LaSalle High School, St. Antoninus, Our Lady of Visitation, St. Aloysius Gonzaga, St. Jude, St. James White Oak, and St. Ignatius.

Public schools

Most of Green Township is within the Oak Hills Local School District. The Monfort Heights and White Oak areas of Green Township are within the Northwest Local School District. Within the Oak Hills Local School District: Oakdale Elementary School, Bridgetown Middle School and

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are within Bridgetown, Green Township.Our Schools
." Oak Hills Local School District. Retrieved on December 14, 2009. John F. Dulles Elementary School is within Mack.Mack South CDP, Ohio
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. Retrieved on December 14, 2009. Springmyer Elementary School is also within Mack.Mack North CDP, Ohio
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. Retrieved on December 14, 2009. Within the Northwest Local School District: Two Northwest schools are located in Green Township. Monfort Heights Elementary School serves Monfort Heights students, while White Oak Middle School serves White Oak and Monfort Heights students. Three Northwest schools located in Colerain Township serve Green Township students. Ann Weigel Elementary School and Struble Elementary School serve White Oak students, while Colerain High School serves Monfort Heights and White Oak students.

Public libraries

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operates the Green Township Branch in Mack and the Monfort Heights Branch in Monfort Heights.Green Township Branch
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. Retrieved on December 13, 2009. The Green Township branch, which opened in January 1990, has a central copper dome with two smaller domed structures, which were designed to resemble barns of horse farms which at one time prevalent in Green Township.

Notable people

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, 69th

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, former professional American football linebacker and ESPN commentator * Todd Portune, politician * John A. Gurley, U.S. Congressman from Ohio *

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, politician * Patrick Osborne, Academy Award-winning animator

References

External links

Township website
{{authority control Townships in Hamilton County, Ohio Townships in Ohio 1809 establishments in Ohio