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Delaware County Townships

18 Townships in Delaware County

State law authorizes Ohio townships to operate under a basic form of government and perform a wide variety of functions. There are 18 townships in Delaware County and they are varied in population size, annual operating budget, and range of services delivered to residents. 

Township Ranking by Population

2019 DCRPC Population Projections

Orange Township - 29,542

Genoa Township - 26,204

Liberty Township - 17.730

Concord Township - 11,545

Berlin Township - 7,833

Harlem Township - 4,494

Berkshire Township - 4,197

Scioto Township - 2,631

Kingston Township - 2,435

Trenton Township - 2,317

Porter Township - 1,198

Troy Township - 2,197

Delaware Township - 2,137

Radnor Township - 1,652

Brown Township - 1,511

Oxford Township - 1,032

Thompson Township - 729

Marlboro Township - 307

 

Source:  Delaware County Regional Planning Commission -  http://www.dcrpc.org/
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Delaware Townships

Berkshire Township

Berkshire Township

Berkshire Township

 Berkshire Township, Ohio; the Community with a Rural Lifestyle Convenient To City Amenities.

Berkshire Township, the community with a rural lifestyle convenient to city amenities.  

Berlin Township

Berkshire Township

Berkshire Township

Berlin Township is a mixture of commercial, farm and residential properties with a total area of approximately 22.5 square miles. 

Brown Township

Berkshire Township

Concord Township

 The patriotism of Brown is as lofty as any portion of Delaware County. Most of the early settlers were descended from Revolutionary stock. 

Concord Township

Delaware Township

Concord Township

 The 2019-2022 Delaware County Community Health Improvement Plan is now complete and we were proud to be in partnership with many community members, agencies and organizations that developed this four-year plan.


Delaware Township

Delaware Township

Delaware Township

 Delaware Township was founded in 1808,  consists of 11.89 miles of roads and is home to the  Stratford Ecological Center, a 236 acre privately owned state nature preserve.

Genoa Township

Delaware Township

Delaware Township

 Genoa Township boasts scenic open spaces including two recreational reservoirs, excellent service including its own police and fire departments, high quality schools, and proximity to job and entertainment centers. 


Harlem Township

Kingston Township

Kingston Township

Harlem Township residents enjoy relative privacy in their living conditions and  minimal commercial encroachment. This is the underlying theme which  characterizes our community. 


Kingston Township

Kingston Township

Kingston Township

Kingston Township is located in the Sunbury/Big Walnut area in northeastern Delaware County at the Morrow County line. 

Liberty Township

Kingston Township

Marlboro Township

We are home to the nationally ranked Olentangy School district and the Columbus Zoo and Zoombezi Bay Waterpark. Plus, we are located between the scenic Olentangy and Scioto Rivers.

Marlboro Township

Marlboro Township

Marlboro Township

Marlboro Township is located n northern Delaware and home to more than 350 residents. 

Orange Township

Marlboro Township

Orange Township

Orange Township is one of the largest townships in Delaware County and supports a number of businesses , residents and schools. 

Oxford Township

Marlboro Township

Orange Township

Oxford Township was founded in 1815. The township hall is located at 5125 Shoemaker Road in the Village of Ashley.

Meetings - 2nd Tuesday – 8:00 pm  at Oxford Township Hall 

Porter Township

Porter Township

Porter Township

Porter Township is located in Delaware County, northeast of Columbus, Ohio. They have an area of about 25.8 sq. miles, and are home to about 1,800 residents.

Radnor Township

Porter Township

Porter Township

Radnor Township is located in Northern Delaware County and has a population of more than 1400 citizens.  Founded prior to 1800 by Welsh immigrants, Agriculture still plays a prominent role in the day to day lives  of many residents like it did 200 years ago.

      

Scioto Township

Porter Township

Thompson Township

Scioto Township is located on the Western  edge of Delaware County between the City of Delaware and the Union  County line. The scenic Scioto River bisects this pristine countryside  dotted with longstanding family farms, friendly rural housing  communities, historic areas and a mixture of commercial, industrial and  quarrying operations. 

Thompson Township

Thompson Township

Thompson Township

Township Meetings are the first Wednesday of the month.

April – October at 8:00 PM

November – March at 7:30 PM

Trenton Township

Thompson Township

Trenton Township

It is important to the trustees in Trenton Township to protect the quality of life through the protection of the total environment, the prevention of nuisances and hazards, and the provision of adequate light, air, and convenient access to property. 

Troy Township

Thompson Township

Trenton Township

Troy Township is mainly a single family residential rural area.  Delaware State Park comprises 1,815 land acres within Troy Township and  the Delaware State Wildlife area comprises 4,670 land acres principally  within Troy and Marlboro Townships.   

Township Services

State law authorizes Ohio townships to operate under a basic form of government and perform a wide variety of functions. There are 1,308 townships in Ohio and they are varied in population size, annual operating budget, and range of services delivered to residents.


Ohio townships most commonly provide residents with services such as road maintenance, cemetery management, police and fire protection, emergency medical services, solid waste disposal, and zoning. Ohio townships have direct responsibility for maintaining 41,000 miles of roads and streets, and townships manage more than 2,400 cemeteries.


Township Roads

The maintenance and repair of township roads is the largest function of most of Ohio’s townships today, and includes such activities as snow removal and weed control. Ohio townships receive part of the state’s motor vehicle license fees and gasoline tax, as well as generating additional revenues through local taxation to fund road maintenance.

Police Protection

A board of township trustees has the authority to employ local police officers and create police districts, or to contract with neighboring jurisdictions for police protection. Today, Ohio township police have, in general, the same authority and power that the law grants to the sheriff, and are required to receive basic training in the duties of a police officer.

Fire Protection/Emergency Management System (EMS)

Ohio law permits townships to provide fire protection directly or by contract with townships, municipalities and other jurisdictions. Township fire departments are staffed with full-time and/or volunteer firefighters, or a combination of both.

Parks and Recreation

Townships may establish and operate a park on their own or by joint action with another political subdivision. Townships may purchase land and material and may use township funds to acquire or improve a park. A township park district may also be established in a township. The park district is a separate political subdivision and has its own board with taxing authority.

Zoning

Zoning is the regulation of the use of land and buildings that permit a community to control development. It provides for orderly growth by protecting homes and property from harmful use on neighboring properties. Ohio law provides for the submission of a zoning plan to electors of a township and includes provisions for the adoption, administration, enforcement and amendment of the zoning plan.

Waste Disposal

Due to the tremendous increase in population, government units across Ohio face a waste disposal problem. Townships are authorized to provide waste disposal services to residents. It may collect and dispose of garbage or contract with other political subdivisions or private providers for such services.

Cemeteries

Voters must approve the purchase or appropriation of land for a cemetery, but once it is established, township trustees have the authority to sell plots, set up service fees, maintain the cemetery, and provide for expansion.

Other Township Functions

Township trustees also have responsibilities for ditches, drains and other surface waters; line fences between adjacent properties; township hospitals or township hospital districts; and the control of weeds and brush. Trustees also have permissive authority to erect monuments to commemorate those who died in the service of their country, and a board of township trustees may provide artificial lighting when it is determined that public safety requires such lighting. The township may install its own lighting system or contract with an electric company.

Township Revenue

Townships receive revenue from local property taxes and from the gasoline and motor vehicle license taxes, as well as the local government fund from the state. Increases in property taxes must be approved by voters. Townships collect less than 6 percent of local property taxes in Ohio.

Ohio Home Rule

Townships possess only those powers expressly delegated to them by statute, or those which are reasonably implied from those delegated, which include the powers previously mentioned here. In general, townships do not possess broad police powers or the ability to provide for public health.

An exception to this general rule is found in Chapter 504 of the Ohio Revised Code, which permits certain townships with at least 3,500 residents in an unincorporated area to adopt a limited home-rule government. If adopted, limited home-rule townships may exercise “all powers of self-government,” subject to certain exceptions. Such authority is limited to the unincorporated areas of the township and resolutions of the township may only be enforced by civil fines up to $1,000.

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