Hamilton Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Hamilton Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Franklin County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Franklin

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area_total_km2 = 40.6
area_land_km2 = 40.2
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_total_sq_mi = 15.7
area_land_sq_mi = 15.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 7950
population_density_km2 = 197.6
population_density_sq_mi = 511.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 213
elevation_ft = 699
latd = 39 |latm = 50 |lats = 58 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 57 |longs = 48 |longEW = W

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Hamilton Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,950 people in the township, 4,467 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39049 Franklin County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it has the following borders:
*Columbus - north
*Madison Township - east
*Madison Township, Pickaway County - southeast corner
*Harrison Township, Pickaway County - south
*Scioto Township, Pickaway County - southwest
*Jackson Township - west

Most of northern and western Hamilton Township is occupied by the city of Columbus, the county seat of Franklin County. The villages of Lockbourne and Obetz are located in the southern and northeastern part of the township respectively.

Name and history

Statewide, other Hamilton Townships are located in Jackson, Lawrence, and Warren Counties.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Landmarks

* Scioto Downs, located on U.S. Route 23, is a horse racing track and the site of the OHSAA State Cross Country Championships.

References

External links

* [http://www.hamiltontownship.org Township website]
* [http://www.co.franklin.oh.us County website]