Collins, Ohio

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Collins, Ohio
Census-designated place
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Collins United Methodist Church
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Location in Ohio
Coordinates: 41°14′50″N82°30′00″W / 41.24722°N 82.50000°W / 41.24722; -82.50000
Country United States
State Ohio
County Huron
Township Townsend Township
Area
[1]
 • Total4.62 sq mi (11.97 km2)
 • Land4.62 sq mi (11.96 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
892 ft (272 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total628
 • Density135.99/sq mi (52.51/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44826
Area code 419
FIPS code 39-16784 [3]
GNIS feature ID2628876 [2]

Collins is a census-designated place (CDP) in central Townsend Township, Huron County, Ohio, United States. [4] As of the 2020 census the population of the CDP was 628. The CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Collins and East Townsend. Collins has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44826.

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History

Some say the community was named after a railroad official named Collins, while others believe the place is named after Collinsville, Connecticut. [5] Alternatively, some say Collins was named after Thomas Collins [ citation needed ] 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, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) 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 5 miles (8 km) to Wakeman and west 6 miles (10 km) to Norwalk, the Huron county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Collins CDP has an area of 4.6 square miles (12.0 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.11%, are water. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 628—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Collins, Ohio
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Collins CDP, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Collins, Ohio
  5. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 31.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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