Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
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| Green Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Hamilton |
| Area | |
| - Total | 27.9 sq mi (72.2 km²) |
| - Land | 27.9 sq mi (72.2 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 892 ft (272 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 55,660 |
| - Density | 1,997.3/sq mi (771.2/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-31752[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086212[1] |
Green Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 55,660 people in the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
- Colerain Township - north
- Cincinnati - east
- Delhi Township - south
- Miami Township - west
Two cities occupy what was once part of Green Township: Cheviot in the east center, and Cincinnati, the county seat of Hamilton County, in the east and southeast. Nearly all of the remainder of the township is part of one of the following census-designated places:
- Bridgetown North, in the center
- Covedale, in the south
- Dent, in the northwest
- Mack North, in the west
- Mack South, in the southwest
- Monfort Heights East, in the east
- Monfort Heights South, in the center, between Bridgetown North and Montfort Heights East
- White Oak East, in the northeast
- White Oak West, in the north
The township encompasses 27.9 sq mi (72.3 km²) of gently rolling hills above the Ohio river basin northwest of downtown Cincinnati. As of 1990, over 50% of the township's area has been was converted to urban use, largely as a suburb of Cincinnati; 38% is classed as forested, and 11% as farmland.
[edit] Name
It is one of sixteen Green Townships statewide.
[edit] History
The township was originally held intact by John Cleves Symmes, with the apparent intent of naming it as the academy township for his purchase. In 1802 a court order awarded half the township to one of his Miami Company investors, Elias Boudinot. This became part of the disputes over the entire Symmes Purchase. The township is named after Nathaniel Greene, General in the Revolutionary War.
[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Hamilton County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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