The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) is the
metropolitan planning organization for
Central Ohio
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the counties of Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Perry, Pickaway, and Union. The population of the MSA is 2,078,725 acc ...
, including the state capitol,
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 ...
.
MORPC covers
Franklin,
Fairfield,
Perry,
Hocking
Hocking may refer to:
Places
* Hocking County, Ohio, United States
* Hocking Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
* Hocking Hills, Ohio
* Hocking River, Ohio
* Hocking Canal, a former canal that ran parallel to the Hocking River
* Hocking, Western Aus ...
,
Logan
Logan may refer to:
Places
* Mount Logan (disambiguation)
Australia
* Logan (Queensland electoral district), an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
* Logan, Victoria, small locality near St. Arnaud
* Logan City, local gover ...
,
Union,
Delaware,
Morrow, and
Knox counties, including nearly all of their municipalities. The organization also covers the cities of
Ashville,
Circleville,
Chillicothe, and
Johnstown.
History
MORPC was founded in 1943, as the Franklin County Planning Commission. It gradually grew to encompass multiple counties.
The organization was headquartered in
Downtown Columbus until 2007, when it moved into the city's nearby
Brewery District.
See also
*
LinkUS
*
List of metropolitan planning organizations in the United States
References
External links
* {{official, https://www.morpc.org/
Metropolitan planning organizations
1943 establishments in Ohio
Organizations based in Columbus, Ohio
Organizations established in 1943
Brewery District