Delhi Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Delhi Township is a township of Hamilton County, Ohio, located southwest of Cincinnati, Ohio. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the total population is 30,104 with an area approximately 12 square miles. Communities in the township include Delhi Hills and Delshire. Cincinnati communities of Price Hill, Sayler Park, Sedamsville and Riverside were part of Delhi Township until annexed by Cincinnati at the turn of the 20th century. Currently, some Delhi citizens refer to the area of Delhi Township that lies south of Anderson Ferry Road as "Lower Delhi" and the area north of this primary thoroughfare as "Upper Delhi"; some derive a negative social/economic implication while others understand it as merely a reference to location for direction.
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[edit] Geography
The rolling hills, and some steep hillsides are caused by its location: the township covers the slopes leading down to the Ohio River floodplain, and its landscape is cut by a number of ravines caused by streams that make the descent.
[edit] Climate
Delhi Township, Ohio is located within a climatic transition zone at the extreme northern limit of the humid subtropical climate. The local climate is a basically a blend of the subtropics to the south and the humid continental climate to the north. There are several "micro-climates" found in Delhi Township which produce warmer than usual or cooler than usual "pockets". In the warmer niches it is not at all uncommon to find such "subtropical" novelties as the common Wall lizard, the Southern magnolia, and even the rare Needle palm; the Blue spruce and Salamander tend to occur in the cooler and more shaded niches- for example, all of these examples of fauna and flora can be found on the campus of the College of Mount Saint Joseph- even an example of cold Hardy palms can be found there. Major moderating variables for the overall climate of the Township include: proximity to the Ohio River, the region's relatively large hills and valleys, and an urban heat influence due to the proximity of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (Covington, Newport, etc) metropolitan area.
[edit] 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.
[edit] General Interest
The area is largely a residential suburb of Cincinnati, but the College of Mount St. Joseph is located here.
Perhaps the community's most unusual attraction is the annual Skirt Game, a charity softball game at Delhi Park where the male participants wear skirts and wigs.
It is rumored, but significantly well documented, that there may still be a remnant or transient population of eastern cougar living in the wilder parts of the Township; most of the sightings of these animals occur in and near the Western Wildlife Corridor. Should you happen to make contact with an Eastern Cougar do not attempt to feed, play with, or interact with these wild animals in any way. Please do not harm the animal unless necessary. Also, please contact a Park Ranger or Police Officer (there have been several well-documented sightings and considerable evidence, so, the Officer will take you seriously) as soon as safely possible.
There also appears to be bobcat, coyote, and even some evidence of black bear activity within the Western Wildlife Corridor area of Delhi Township; some believe that the bear/s may be related to the confirmed black bear activity in Boone County, Kentucky (which is just across the Ohio River from the area of activity) [1]. The bear activity is suspected to be transient roaming adolescent male/s expanding territory. The bear activity has been tracked and appears to be radiating from the Shawnee Lookout Park area located further down the Ohio River. It should be noted, Delhi Township is not very far outside of the current confirmed black bear range, which, is expanding [2] [3] [4].
[edit] External links
| Townships in Hamilton County, Ohio |
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| Anderson • Colerain • Columbia • Crosby • Delhi • Green • Harrison • Miami • Mill Creek • Springfield • Sycamore • Symmes • Whitewater |
