Collins is a census-designated place (CDP) in central Townsend Township, Huron County, Ohio, Townsend Township, Huron County, Ohio, Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census the population of the CDP was 631. The CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Collins and East Townsend, Ohio, East Townsend. Collins has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44826. Joshua Hudson is currently serving as Mayor.

History

Some say the community was named after a railroad official named Collins, while others believe the place is named after Collinsville, Connecticut. Alternatively, some say Collins was named after Thomas Collins of Valdosta, Georgia who settled in the area after the American Civil War.

Geography

Collins is in central Townsend Township in northeastern Huron County. The hamlet of Collins is in the northern part of the CDP on Hartland Center Road, north of U.S. Route 20, while the hamlet of East Townsend is at the geographic center of the CDP, at the junction of Hartland Center Road and US 20. Route 20 leads east to Wakeman, Ohio, Wakeman and west to Norwalk, Ohio, Norwalk, the Huron county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Collins CDP has an area of , of which , or 0.11%, are water.

Demographics

References

Census-designated places in Huron County, Ohio Census-designated places in Ohio {{HuronCountyOH-geo-stub