Blendon Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Blendon Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 9,069 people in the township, 7,797 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]

Blendon Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Township
Blendon Township Police Headquarters
Location of Blendon Township in Franklin County.
Coordinates: 40°4′54″N 82°55′1″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyFranklin
Area
 • Total6.8 sq mi (18 km2)
 • Land5.9 sq mi (15 km2)
 • Water0.9 sq mi (2 km2)
Elevation840 ft (256 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total9,069
 • Density1,300/sq mi (510/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-06922[3]
GNIS feature ID1086098[2]

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, the township has been reduced by municipal annexations to three large "islands" and many small ones. They have the following borders:

Much of what was once Blendon Township has since been annexed by certain municipalities:

  • The city of Columbus, the county seat of Franklin County, in the south
  • The village of Minerva Park, in the southwest
  • The city of Westerville, in the northwest

Part of western Blendon Township is occupied by the census-designated place of Huber Ridge.

Name and history
Prehistoric Jackson Fort

It is the only Blendon Township statewide.[5]

Blendon Township was originally known as Harrison Township when it was organized in 1815. It received its present name of Blendon Township in 1824.[6]

Government
Blendon Township Administration Building

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 fiscal officer,[7] 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 fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.[8]

Economy

Kroger operates its Columbus regional offices at 4111 Executive Parkway in the township.[9]

References
  1. "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for County Subdivisions". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-29. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. "Population and Household Counts for Governmental Units: 2010, 2000, 1990" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  5. Detailed Census Bureau map, United States Census Bureau, 2000. Accessed 2007-02-16.
  6. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 98. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  8. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 2009-04-30.
  9. "Contact Us Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine." Kroger. Retrieved on April 30, 2009.
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