Prairie Township, Franklin County, Ohio

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Prairie Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Franklin County.
Municipalities and townships of Franklin County.
Coordinates: 39°57′5″N 83°9′15″W / 39.95139, -83.15417
Country United States
State Ohio
County Franklin
Area
 - Total 20.6 sq mi (53.3 km²)
 - Land 20.6 sq mi (53.3 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1] 919 ft (280 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 17,118
 - Density 831.2/sq mi (320.9/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-64570[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086113[1]

Prairie Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 17,118 people in the township, 17,058 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, and 60 of whom lived in the now-defunct village of New Rome.[3]

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[edit] Geography

Located in the western part of the county, the township consists of several parts:

  • Most of the original township, in the west
  • A moderately-sized piece, in the northeast
  • A small piece, in the southwest corner
  • Several small islands, in the far northeast

These various parts have the following borders:

Most of eastern Prairie Township is occupied by the city of Columbus, the county seat of Franklin County. Several populated places are located in the unincorporated areas of the township:

[edit] Name and history

Statewide, the only other Prairie Township is located in Holmes County.

[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.

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