| Anderson Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Hamilton |
| Area | |
| - Total | 31.2 sq mi (80.7 km²) |
| - Land | 30.7 sq mi (79.5 km²) |
| - Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.2 km²) |
| Elevation GR3 | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 43,857 |
| - Density | 1,428.5/sq mi (551.6/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 45244 |
| Area code(s) | 513 |
| FIPS code | 39-01980GR2 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086197GR3 |
Anderson Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 43,857 people in the township.[1]
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Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it has the following borders:
- Columbia Township - north
- Union Township, Clermont County - east
- Pierce Township, Clermont County - southeast
- Campbell County, Kentucky - south, across the Ohio River
- Cincinnati - west
Two municipalities are located in Anderson Township: part of the city of Cincinnati, the county seat of Hamilton County, in the northwest; and the village of Newtown, in the north. Much of the rest of the township is encompassed in one of the following census-designated places:
- Cherry Grove, in the east
- Dry Run, in the northeast
- Forestville, in the southeast
- Fruit Hill, in the southwest
- Sherwood, in the west
- Turpin Hills, in the northwest
The township is composed of 31.2 sq mi (80.8 km²) of rolling hills with steep, wooded hillsides leading down to the Little Miami and Ohio Rivers. As of 1990, 36% of Anderson Township had been developed into suburban communities for Cincinnati, 13% into farmland, and the remainder being left as woodland.
Name
The only Anderson Township statewide, it was named for Richard Clough Anderson, Virginia's chief surveyor when the township was created.
History
The first residents came in 1788, when Benjamin Stites settled at the mouth of the Little Miami River. A historical marker commemorates this location at the end of Elstun Road in Anderson. It was important in it early days as the site of Flinn's Ford, the southern-most crossing of the Little Miami River. Anderson was the fifth township organized in Hamilton County in 1793. Being east of the Little Miami River, it was part of the Virginia Military District Newtown, then called Mercersburg, was first settled in 1792. In 2004, the township became home to the second largest Kroger store in the world, the largest being in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1976, a chain of parks called the Anderson Park District was started in the township.
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.
Transportation
Interstate 275 and State Route 125 cross the township from east to west, and the interstate bridge to Northern Kentucky is located on the border of the southwest section (but actually inside the City of Cincinnati Corporation limits). State Route 125's span through Anderson Township is known as Beechmont Avenue, and is the center of the township's economy because of its central location. State Route 32 also runs through the northern part of the township. It is known as the Cincinnati-Batavia Pike.
Education
All of Anderson Township is located in the Forest Hills Local School District.
References
- ^ Hamilton County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
