Concord Township, Delaware County, Ohio
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Concord Township is one of the eighteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Delaware County
Delaware County, Ohio
Delaware County is a fast-growing suburban county in the state of Ohio, United States, within the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the United States Census Bureau's 2004 population estimates, Delaware County's population of 142,503 made it the fastest growing county in...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 4,507 people in the township, 4,088 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
  • Delaware Township
    Delaware Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Delaware Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 26,149 people in the township, 1,559 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast
  • Liberty Township
    Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Liberty Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 15,429 people in the township, 9,182 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. This was a significant increase from the 1990 census, at which time its population...

     - east
  • Dublin
    Dublin, Ohio
    Dublin is a city in Franklin, Delaware, and Union counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 41,751 at the 2010 census. Dublin is a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. Approximately 57,000 people live within the Dublin school district....

     - south
  • Jerome Township, Union County
    Jerome Township, Union County, Ohio
    Jerome Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,950 people in the township, 3,033 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southwest
  • Millcreek Township, Union County
    Millcreek Township, Union County, Ohio
    Millcreek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,261 people in the township, 1,252 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Scioto Township
    Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Scioto Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,527 people in the township, 2,122 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest


Three municipalities are located in Concord Township:
  • Part of the city of Delaware
    Delaware, Ohio
    The City of Delaware is a city in and the county seat of Delaware County in the United States state of Ohio. Delaware was founded in 1808 and was incorporated in 1816. It is located near the center of Ohio, is about north of Columbus, and is part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area...

    , the county seat
    County seat
    A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....

     of Delaware County, in the northeast
  • Part of the city of Dublin
    Dublin, Ohio
    Dublin is a city in Franklin, Delaware, and Union counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 41,751 at the 2010 census. Dublin is a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. Approximately 57,000 people live within the Dublin school district....

    , in the south
  • The village of Shawnee Hills
    Shawnee Hills, Ohio
    Shawnee Hills is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Ohio:*Shawnee Hills, Delaware County, Ohio*Shawnee Hills, Greene County, Ohio...

    , in the southeast

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, 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 fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Public services

Primary emergency medical services and fire suppression are provided by Concord Township Fire and Rescue.

External links

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