Columbia Township, Lorain County, Ohio
| Columbia Township, Lorain County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Location of Columbia Township in Lorain County |
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| Coordinates: 41°19′16″N 81°55′6″W / 41.32111°N 81.91833°WCoordinates: 41°19′16″N 81°55′6″W / 41.32111°N 81.91833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lorain |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.7 sq mi (66.5 km2) |
| • Land | 25.3 sq mi (65.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 6,912 |
| • Density | 272.9/sq mi (105.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44028 |
| Area code(s) | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-16910 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086506 |
Columbia Township, also known as Columbia Station or just Columbia, is the easternmost of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. Columbia Township is the official government name, while Columbia Station is the post office name, and tends to be the town name used by residents. The post office name was chosen to differentiate the township from other Columbia Townships statewide, located in Hamilton and Meigs Counties.
As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 6,912 in 2,452 residences.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 25.7 square miles (66.5 km2), of which, 25.3 square miles (65.6 km2) of it is land and 1.34% is water. The west branch of the Rocky River and Plum Creek flow through the township from south to north.
Columbia Township is part of Greater Cleveland.
Located in eastern Lorain County, it borders the following townships and cities:
No municipalities are located in Columbia Township.
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, 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.
Columbia Township is part of the Connecticut Western Reserve, lands ceded in 1786 by Connecticut after the American Revolution. In 1805, two years after Ohio became a state, the federal government finalized treaties with local American Indians. The reserve was surveyed and parcelled into rough 5-mile (8.0 km)-square blocks (smaller than the typical 6-mile (9.7 km)-square townships in the U.S.). The Bronson and Hoadley families of Waterbury, Connecticut pooled together $20,087 to purchase a township. On April 4, 1807, they drew Township 5 N, Range 15 W from a random selection of townships in the reserve, purchasing the land site-unseen.
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