unincorporated community
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Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
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Hanover Township is h ...
, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 30 at its intersection with
Ohio State Route 9
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Kensington was originally called Mayville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1852 when the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad was extended to that point. A post office called Maysville was established in 1860, and the name was changed to Kensington in 1876. Besides the post office, Kensington had a train station, hotel, and country store.
Kensington is miles east of Canton and southwest of
Youngstown
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Boy Scouts of America
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. It is composed of three camps with numerous campsites and recreational activities, including a lake and
field sports
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ranges.
Education
Children in Kensington are served by the public United Local School District, which includes one elementary school, one middle school, and United High School. Parts of the outlying area served by the Kensington post office are included in the
Carrollton Exempted Village School District
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