Urban township (Ohio)

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Townships in red denote an urban township

An urban township is a designation of a unit of local government in Ohio as prescribed by chapter 504 of the Ohio Revised Code. Chapter 504 outlines the procedures for an Ohio civil township to adopt limited home rule government. At least 2,500 people are required to reside in unincorporated areas of a township for that township to adopt limited home rule government. If 15,000 or more people live in unincorporated areas of a township with a limited home rule government, that township is classed as an urban township under O.R.C. § 504.01(B).

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History

In 1991, the state legislature and George Voinovich adopted "Limited Home Rule Townships" as a schism from the Ohio Constitution's Municipal Home Rule established in 1912. [1] The alteration devolved townships which chose limited home rule government [2] to be similar to municipalities but without full home rule, a city code, comprehensive zoning, among a host of other traits. [3] The result is many developed townships which would have sought shared municipal incorporation with cities or villages have not maximized property value and do not have basic support for services and infrastructure, [4] relying exclusively on reduced state funding—much of which comes from federal investments for roadwork. [5] [6] [7] The autonomy which was sought has effectively been unable to reserve responsibility for the community and instead outsourced that responsibility to state intervention.

List of urban townships by population

All populations are those of the 2010 United States Census. [8]

NamePopulationCounty
Anderson 43,968Hamilton
Ashtabula 20,941Ashtabula
Athens 30,473Athens
Austintown 36,722Mahoning
Batavia 23,280Clermont
Bethel 18,523Clark
Boardman 40,899Mahoning
Clearcreek 20,974Warren
Clinton 20,903Shelby
Concord 18,201Lake
Deerfield 38,217Warren
Delhi 29,510Hamilton
Fairfield 21,373Butler
Franklin 27,294Warren
Hamilton 25,962Warren
Harrison 22,397Montgomery
Howland 18,301Trumbull
Jackson 37,484Stark
Lake 23,718Stark
Liberty 37,259Butler
Liberty 20,926Trumbull
Madison 18,889Lake
Marion 44,749Marion
Miami 40,848Clermont
Miami 50,735Montgomery
Oxford 23,661Butler
Painesville 20,399Lake
Paris 23,645Union
Perry 28,328Stark
Plain 52,501Stark
Prairie 16,498Franklin
Sciota 27,735Ross
Springfield 26,193Lucas
Springfield 36,319Hamilton
Sycamore 19,200Hamilton
Sylvania 48,487Lucas
Union 46,416Clermont
Upper 15,418Lawrence
Violet 38,572Fairfield
Washington 56,607Montgomery
Weathersfield 27,717Trumbull
West Chester 60,958Butler

Other townships include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Limited Home Rule - Ohio Revised Code Chapter 504" (PDF). Colerain Township. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Limited Home Rule Townships" (PDF). Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ "About Townships – Ohio Limited Home Rule". Ohio Township Association. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ohio's roads are rated a 'D.' But who will pay to fix them?". WCPO Cincinnati. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ "ODOT: $400 million investment planned for southwest Ohio roads". The Clermont Sun. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bipartisan Infrastructure bill set to bring some $20 million in federal funds, and more jobs, to region". The Clermont Sun. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Mysteriously left off list, Butler County townships still fighting for share of $350 billion stimulus funds". Butler County Journal-News. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  9. ↑ "Perry Township Unincorporated Area Home Rule Question (November 2011)". Ballotpedia . Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Limited Home Rule Townships Report to Liberty Township Trustees". Liberty Township. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-12-07.



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