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).
History
editIn 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
editAll populations are those of the 2010 United States Census.[8]
| Name | Population | County |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 43,968 | Hamilton |
| Ashtabula | 20,941 | Ashtabula |
| Athens | 30,473 | Athens |
| Austintown | 36,722 | Mahoning |
| Batavia | 23,280 | Clermont |
| Bethel | 18,523 | Clark |
| Boardman | 40,899 | Mahoning |
| Clearcreek | 20,974 | Warren |
| Clinton | 20,903 | Shelby |
| Concord | 18,201 | Lake |
| Deerfield | 38,217 | Warren |
| Delhi | 29,510 | Hamilton |
| Fairfield | 21,373 | Butler |
| Franklin | 27,294 | Warren |
| Hamilton | 25,962 | Warren |
| Harrison | 22,397 | Montgomery |
| Howland | 18,301 | Trumbull |
| Jackson | 37,484 | Stark |
| Lake | 23,718 | Stark |
| Liberty | 37,259 | Butler |
| Liberty | 20,926 | Trumbull |
| Madison | 18,889 | Lake |
| Marion | 44,749 | Marion |
| Miami | 40,848 | Clermont |
| Miami | 50,735 | Montgomery |
| Oxford | 23,661 | Butler |
| Painesville | 20,399 | Lake |
| Paris | 23,645 | Union |
| Perry | 28,328 | Stark |
| Plain | 52,501 | Stark |
| Prairie | 16,498 | Franklin |
| Sciota | 27,735 | Ross |
| Springfield | 26,193 | Lucas |
| Springfield | 36,319 | Hamilton |
| Sycamore | 19,200 | Hamilton |
| Sylvania | 48,487 | Lucas |
| Union | 46,416 | Clermont |
| Upper | 15,418 | Lawrence |
| Violet | 38,572 | Fairfield |
| Washington | 56,607 | Montgomery |
| Weathersfield | 27,717 | Trumbull |
| West Chester | 60,958 | Butler |
Other townships include:
- American Township, Allen County, Ohio[citation needed]
- Cambridge Township, Guernsey County, Ohio[citation needed]
- Delaware Township, Delaware County, Ohio[citation needed]
- Perry Township, Columbiana County, Ohio[citation needed]
- Perry Township, Franklin County, Ohio[9]
- Sycamore Township, Hamilton County, Ohio[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Limited Home Rule - Ohio Revised Code Chapter 504" (PDF). Colerain Township. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Limited Home Rule Townships" (PDF). Ohio Legislative Service Commission. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "About Townships – Ohio Limited Home Rule". Ohio Township Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Ohio's roads are rated a 'D.' But who will pay to fix them?". WCPO Cincinnati. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "ODOT: $400 million investment planned for southwest Ohio roads". The Clermont Sun. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Bipartisan Infrastructure bill set to bring some $20 million in federal funds, and more jobs, to region". The Clermont Sun. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Mysteriously left off list, Butler County townships still fighting for share of $350 billion stimulus funds". Butler County Journal-News. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Perry Township Unincorporated Area Home Rule Question (November 2011)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ "Limited Home Rule Townships Report to Liberty Township Trustees". Liberty Township. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
External links
edit- Ohio's Limited Home Rule Townships (document in PDF format)
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