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List Of Townships In Ohio
The list of Ohio Townships provides an alphabetic list of the 1362 current and historic townships in Ohio. While some have been totally absorbed into cities or villages, becoming paper townships, the list does not give historic names for any that were renamed. The 2018-2019 Ohio Municipal, Township and School Board Roster (maintained by the Ohio Secretary of State) lists 1,308 townships, with a 2010 population totaling 5,623,956. When paper townships are excluded, but name variants counted separately (e.g. "Brush Creek" versus "Brushcreek", "Vermilion" versus "Vermillion"), there are 618 different names used by townships statewide, including 451 names used only once. On the opposite end of the spectrum, forty-three townships are named "Washington", and eight other names are used for twenty or more townships each. See also * List of counties in Ohio * List of cities in Ohio * List of villages in Ohio References {{U.S. civil townships * Townships Ohio Ohio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio Municipalities
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Of the 50 List of states and territories of the United States, U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-largest by area. With a population of nearly 11.9 million, Ohio is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, seventh-most populous and List of U.S. states and territories by population density, tenth-most densely populated state. Its List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Ohio, most populous city is Columbus, Ohio, Columbus, with the two other major Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan centers being Cleveland and Cincinnati, alongside Dayton, Ohio, Dayton, Akron, Ohio, Akron, and Toledo, Ohio, Toledo. Ohio is nicknamed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas County, Ohio
Lucas County is a Counties of the United States, county located in the Northwest Ohio, northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is bordered to the east by Lake Erie, and to the southeast by the Maumee River, which runs to the lake. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 431,279. Its county seat and largest city is Toledo, Ohio, Toledo, located at the mouth of the Maumee River on the lake. The county was List of Ohio county name etymologies, named for Robert Lucas (governor), Robert Lucas, 12th governor of Ohio, in 1835 during his second term. Its establishment provoked the Toledo War conflict with the Michigan Territory, which claimed some of its area. Lucas County is the central county of the Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, Toledo Metropolitan Statistical Area. History On August 20, 1794, near the site of the present-day town of Maumee, Ohio, Maumee, American forces led by General Anthony Wayne won a decisive victory over allied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Township, Athens County, Ohio
Alexander Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,801 people in the township. Geography Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Athens Township - north * Canaan Township - northeast corner * Lodi Township - east * Bedford Township, Meigs County - southeast corner * Scipio Township, Meigs County - south * Columbia Township, Meigs County - southwest corner * Lee Township - west * Waterloo Township - northwest corner A small part of the village of Albany is located in southwestern Alexander Township. Alexander Township contains the unincorporated community of Pleasanton. Name and history It is the only Alexander Township statewide. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence County, Ohio
Lawrence County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,240. Its county seat is Ironton. The county was created in 1815 and later organized in 1817. It is named for James Lawrence, the naval officer famous for the line "do not give up the ship". Lawrence County is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. History The earliest European-American settlers, Luke Kelly and his family, and May Keyser, settled at Hanging Rock along the Ohio River in 1796, having migrated from the east. Lawrence County was formed on December 20, 1816, from parts of Gallia and Scioto counties, with the county seat named as Burlington. In 1851, the county seat was moved from Burlington to Ironton. A new courthouse was built at that time. It burned in 1857. The present Lawrence County Courthouse was built in 1908. Men from Lawrence County served in the Mexican–American War, with at least one having died during that conflict. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aid Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Aid Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The township had a population of 819 at the 2020 census. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Symmes Township - north * Walnut Township, Gallia County - northeast corner * Mason Township - east * Windsor Township - southeast corner * Lawrence Township - south * Elizabeth Township - west * Decatur Township - northwest No municipalities are located in Aid Township. Name and history It is the only Aid Township statewide. 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 fiscal officer, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallia County, Ohio
Gallia County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,220. Its county seat and largest village is Gallipolis. Named after the French people who originally settled there, its name “Gallia” is the Latin word for Gaul, the ancient region of Western Europe that included present day France. Gallia County is part of the Point Pleasant, WV-OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Gallia County was formed on March 25, 1803, from portions of Adams and Washington counties. Gallia County had originally been settled by French immigrants, who named the county "Gallia", the Latin name for Gaul, the ancient region of Western Europe which included present day France. In the 19th century, the county was settled by numerous migrants from the Upper South, who traveled to the territory by the Ohio River. In the antebellum years, some of its towns became centers of settlement by African Americans, both free blacks (some also from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addison Township, Ohio
Addison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,160. Geography Located in the northeastern part of the county, it is bordered by the following townships: * Cheshire Township - north * Gallipolis Township - south * Green Township - southwest corner * Springfield Township - west * Morgan Township - northwest corner Mason County, West Virginia, lies across the Ohio River to the east. It is located upstream of four of Gallia County's five other Ohio River townships. No municipalities are located in Addison Township. Name and history It is the only Addison Township statewide. 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 fiscal of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington County, Ohio
Washington County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,711. Its county seat is Marietta. The county, the oldest in the state, is named for George Washington. Washington County comprises the Marietta, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Combined Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.3%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county in Ohio by land area. Washington County's southern and eastern boundary is the Ohio River. The Muskingum River, Little Muskingum River, Duck Creek, and the Little Hocking River flow through the county to the Ohio River. Adjacent counties * Noble County (north) * Monroe County (northeast) * Tyler County, West Virginia (east) * Pleasants County, West Virginia (southeast) * Wood County, West Virginia (south) * Athens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams Township, Washington County, Ohio
Adams Township is one of the twenty-two civil township, townships of Washington County, Ohio, Washington County, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2020, 2020 census found 1,516 people in the township. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: *Jackson Township, Noble County, Ohio, Jackson Township, Noble County - north *Aurelius Township, Washington County, Ohio, Aurelius Township - northeast corner *Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio, Salem Township - east *Muskingum Township, Washington County, Ohio, Muskingum Township - southeast *Watertown Township, Washington County, Ohio, Watertown Township - southwest *Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio, Waterford Township - west The village of Lowell, Ohio, Lowell is located in southeastern Adams Township. Name and history It is one of ten Adams Township, Ohio (other), Adams Townships statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member boa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seneca County, Ohio
Seneca County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,069. Its county seat is Tiffin. The county was created in 1820 and organized in 1824. It is named for the Seneca Indians, the westernmost nation of the Iroquois Confederacy. This people were based in present-day New York but had territory extending into Pennsylvania and Ohio. Seneca County comprises the Tiffin, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Findlay–Tiffin, OH Combined Statistical Area. History This area was long occupied by a succession of indigenous peoples. During and after the colonial period, French, British and American fur traders established relations with the historic peoples of the time. The county was barely inhabited by European Americans until the 1830s, but this period was one of steady migration by settlers from New York and New England. The migration was stimulated by completion of the Erie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Adams Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,247 people in the township. Geography Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Green Creek Township, Sandusky County - north * York Township, Sandusky County - northeast corner * Thompson Township - east * Reed Township - southeast corner * Scipio Township - south * Clinton Township - southwest corner * Pleasant Township - west * Ballville Township, Sandusky County - northwest corner Part of the village of Green Springs is located in northern Adams Township. Name and history Adams Township was organized in 1826. It was named for John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States. It is one of ten Adams Townships statewide. 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 electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muskingum County, Ohio
Muskingum County ( ) is a county located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,410. Its county seat is Zanesville. Nearly bisected by the Muskingum River, the county name is based on a Delaware American Indian word translated as "town by the river" or "elk's eye". Muskingum County comprises the Zanesville, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area. The Zanesville Micropolitan Statistical Area is the second-largest statistical area within the Combined Statistical Area, after the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area. Name The name ''Muskingum'' may come from the Shawnee word ''mshkikwam'' 'swampy ground'. The name may also be from Lenape ''"Machkigen,"'' referring to thorns, or a specific species of thorn bush. ''Muskingum'' has also been taken to mean 'elk's eye' (''mus wəshkinkw'') by folk etymology, as in ''mus'' 'elk' + ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
