Hamilton Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
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.
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. Near the southeast corner of the township lies Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base
.
, Lawrence
, and Warren
Counties.
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 Franklin County
Franklin County, Ohio
Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 7,950 people in the township, 4,467 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it has the following borders:- ColumbusColumbus, OhioColumbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
- north - Madison TownshipMadison Township, Franklin County, OhioMadison Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 21,243 people in the township, 12,355 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- east - Madison Township, Pickaway CountyMadison Township, Pickaway County, OhioMadison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,461 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- southeast corner - Harrison Township, Pickaway CountyHarrison Township, Pickaway County, OhioHarrison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,424 people in the township, 2,071 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- south - Scioto Township, Pickaway CountyScioto Township, Pickaway County, OhioScioto Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,165 people in the township, 8,120 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southwest - Jackson TownshipJackson Township, Franklin County, OhioJackson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 32,625 people in the township, 4,682 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- west
Most of northern and western Hamilton Township is occupied by the city of Columbus, 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 Franklin County. The villages of Lockbourne
Lockbourne, Ohio
Lockbourne is a village in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 280 at the 2000 census. Lockbourne is nearby Rickenbacker International Airport, and had provided its original name of Lockbourne Air Force Base.-Geography:...
and Obetz
Obetz, Ohio
Obetz is a village in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,977 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 4,079 as of 2005. The community was formed in 1838 as a railroad junction, and incorporated in 1928.-Geography:...
are located in the southern and northeastern part of the township respectively. Near the southeast corner of the township lies Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base
Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base
Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base is an Air National Guard facility of the Ohio Air National Guard. The base was named for the famous early aviator and Columbus native Eddie Rickenbacker...
.
Name and history
Statewide, other Hamilton Townships are located in JacksonHamilton Township, Jackson County, Ohio
Hamilton Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 513 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
, Lawrence
Hamilton Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Hamilton Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,817 people in the township, 792 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
, and Warren
Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio
Hamilton Township, one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, is in the south central portion of the county. The 2000 census found 9,630 people there, up significantly from the 5,900 in 1990. 8,645 of the total in 2000 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township...
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 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.Landmarks
- Scioto DownsScioto DownsScioto Downs is a horse racing track located in Hamilton Township, a rural portion of Franklin County, Ohio, United States, south of Columbus owned by MTR Gaming Group...
, located on U.S. Route 23, is a horse racingHorse racingHorse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
track and the site of the OHSAA State Cross CountryCross country runningCross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
Championships.