Prairie Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Prairie 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 = 53.3
area_land_km2 = 53.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 20.6
area_land_sq_mi = 20.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 17118
population_density_km2 = 320.9
population_density_sq_mi = 831.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 280
elevation_ft = 919
latd = 39 |latm = 57 |lats = 5 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 9 |longs = 15 |longEW = W

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Prairie Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 17,118 people in the township, 17,058 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, and 60 of whom lived in the now-defunct village of New Rome. [ [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 western part of the county, the township consists of several parts:
*Most of the original township, in the west
*A moderately-sized piece, in the northeast
*A small piece, in the southwest corner
*Several small islands, in the far northeast

These various parts have the following borders:
*The city of Columbus surrounds the small islands and lies to the east of the main original piece, to the north, south, and west of the northeastern piece, and to the north and west of the southeastern piece
*To the east, the moderately-sized piece in the northeast borders Franklin Township.
*The small southeastern piece borders Jackson Township to the east.
*The main original piece borders:
**Brown Township - north
**Norwich Township - northeast
**Pleasant Township - south
**Jefferson Township, Madison County - west

Most of eastern Prairie Township is occupied by the city of Columbus, the county seat of Franklin County. Several populated places are located in the unincorporated areas of the township:
*The unincorporated community of Galloway, in the south
*The former village, now unincorporated community, of New Rome, in the east
*Part of the census-designated place of Lake Darby, in the northwest
*The census-designated place of Lincoln Village, in the northeast

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Prairie Township is located in Holmes County.

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.

References

External links

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