Norwich Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Norwich Township is one of the seventeen townships
of Franklin County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 27,488 people in the township, 3,635 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Most of Norwich Township has been annexed by the cities of Columbus (the county seat
of Franklin County), in the south, and Hilliard, in the north.
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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
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, United States
United States
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. 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 27,488 people in the township, 3,635 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it is composed of several small "islands", separated due to municipal annexations. These islands border the following townships and cities:- Washington TownshipWashington Township, Franklin County, OhioWashington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. Although it is located only in Franklin County, it is connected with areas in Delaware and Union counties...
- north - 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...
- east - HilliardHilliard, OhioHilliard is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 28,435 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hilliard is located at . It is bordered on the east by Upper Arlington, on the north by Dublin, on the south by Galloway and Columbus, and to the west lies open farmland...
- south - Brown TownshipBrown Township, Franklin County, OhioBrown Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,031 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- west
Most of Norwich Township has been annexed by the cities 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), in the south, and Hilliard, in the north.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Norwich Township is located in Huron CountyNorwich Township, Huron County, Ohio
Norwich Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,072 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:*Sherman Township - north...
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