Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Colerain Township is located in northwest Hamilton County, Ohio. As of 2000, it had a population of 60,144 and an area of 42.9 mi˛ (111 km˛). This makes it the largest townships in Ohio, both in terms of population and area, and ranks as the 6th largest population center in the state.
The township was named Coleraine in 1790 by one of first settlers, John Dunlap who was a surveyor who had been born in Coleraine, Ireland. The township government was established in 1794, and at some point the final e was dropped from the name.
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Law and Government
The township is governed under the limited home rule provisions of Ohio's laws, under which a township's "home rule" powers are distinct from those of incorporated municipalities such as cities and villages. 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. The township also has a hired professional administrator. As of 2003, the trustees are Kieth Corman (President), Diana Lynn Rielage, and Bernard Fiedeldey, while the administrator is Daved Foglesong, and Kathy Mohr has been the township clerk since 1988. As of 2002, the township government had a budget of $25.7 million, and approximately 275 employees Colerain Township has a sister city arrangement Obergiesing, Germany, a suburb of Munich.
Geography
The area is a series of gentle wooded hills separating the Mill Creek and Great Miami River basins, sloping down to the flood plain of the Miami. The terrain generally rises toward the north of the township. As of 1990, 29% of the township's land had been urbanized, and 15% developed as agricultural property, while half remained as woodlands. The township is crossed by Interstate 74 and I-275, while the main north-south artery is Colerain Avenue (U.S. Highway 27).
Boundaries
- North - Fairfield Township of Butler County
- East - Springfield Township, and the cities of Forest Park and North College Hill
- Southeast - a short common border with Cincinnati
- South - Green Township
- West - the Miami River separates it from Crosby and Whitewater Townships.
- The communities of White Oak, Groesbeck, Northbrook, and Northgate are all within the township.
External links
- The Township governments web site (http://www.coleraintwp.org/Main.htm)
- The Northwest (Hamilton County) School District (http://www.nwlsd.org/)
- Colerain Township Business Association (http://www.ctbaweb.com/)
- Colerain High School (The Cardinals) Alumni (http://www.colerain.org/)