Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Anderson Township is one of the twelve townships
of Hamilton County
, Ohio
, United States
. Located in the southeastern part of the county and less than 15 minutes from downtown, the township has been named one of the Cincinnati area's most desirable neighborhoods to live. The 2000 census
found 43,857 people in the township, making it one of the most populous townships in the state of Ohio.
. A historical marker commemorates this location at the end of Elstun Road in Anderson.
It was important in it early days as the site of Flinn's Ford, the southern-most crossing of the Little Miami River.
Anderson was the fifth township organized in Hamilton County in 1793. Being east of the Little Miami River
, it was part of the Virginia Military District
Newtown
, then called Mercersburg, was first settled in 1792. In 2004, the township became home to the second largest Kroger
store in the world, the largest being in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In 1976, a chain of parks called the Anderson Park District
was started in the township.
, it has the following borders:
Two municipalities are located within the original boundaries of Anderson Township: part of the city of Cincinnati
, the county seat
of Hamilton County, in the northwest; and the village of Newtown
, in the north. Newtown became independent of the township in the 1960s. Much of the township is encompassed in one of the following census-designated place
s:
The township is composed of 31.2 sq mi (80.8 km²) of rolling hills with steep, wooded hillsides leading down to the Little Miami and Ohio
Rivers. As of 1990, 36% of Anderson Township had been developed into suburban communities for Cincinnati
, 13% into farmland, and the remainder being left as woodland.
of 2000, there were 43,857 people and 15,629 households residing in the township. The population density
was 1,405.7 people per square mile (542.8/km²). There were 16,053 housing units at an average density of 514.5/sq mi (198.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.6% White, 0.7% African American, and 2.7% of all other races combined.
In the township the population was spread out with 31.8% under the age of 20, 12.6% from 20 to 34, 17.8% from 35 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $70,997.
's chief surveyor when the township was created.
and State Route 125
cross the township from east to west, and the interstate bridge to Northern Kentucky
is located on the border of the southwest section (but actually inside the City of Cincinnati Corporation limits). State Route 125's span through Anderson Township is known as Beechmont Avenue, and is the center of the township's economy because of its central location. State Route 32 also runs through the northern part of the township. It is known as the Cincinnati-Batavia Pike.
The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
(SORTA) operates several bus routes that serve Anderson Township.
Forest Hills Local School District services an approximate student population of 7,655 in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. With 422 full-time classroom teachers, the district's overall student/teacher ratio is 18.1:1. There are 9 schools associated with the agency, which is classified as being in a large city (Cincinnati). Forest Hills Local S.D. allocates approximately $4,048 per pupil for instructional expenses.
In 2005 the Forest Hills School District was presented a banner from the Ohio Department of Education recognizing the achievement of receiving an “Excellent” rating on the State Report Card for five consecutive years. Only 47 of the state’s 614 school districts have achieved an Excellent rating for five consecutive years putting FHSD in the top 8 percent of districts in the state. This was achieved with more than 7,000 students and by spending less per pupil than many of the other school districts that are rated excellent.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Hamilton County
Hamilton County, Ohio
As of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
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. Located in the southeastern part of the county and less than 15 minutes from downtown, the township has been named one of the Cincinnati area's most desirable neighborhoods to live. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 43,857 people in the township, making it one of the most populous townships in the state of Ohio.
History
The first residents came in 1788, when Benjamin Stites settled at the mouth of the Little Miami RiverLittle Miami River
The Little Miami River is a Class I tributary of the Ohio River that flows through five counties in southwestern Ohio in the United States. The Little Miami joins the Ohio River east of Cincinnati. It forms parts of the borders between Hamilton and Clermont counties and between Hamilton and Warren...
. A historical marker commemorates this location at the end of Elstun Road in Anderson.
It was important in it early days as the site of Flinn's Ford, the southern-most crossing of the Little Miami River.
Anderson was the fifth township organized in Hamilton County in 1793. Being east of the Little Miami River
Little Miami River
The Little Miami River is a Class I tributary of the Ohio River that flows through five counties in southwestern Ohio in the United States. The Little Miami joins the Ohio River east of Cincinnati. It forms parts of the borders between Hamilton and Clermont counties and between Hamilton and Warren...
, it was part of the Virginia Military District
Virginia Military District
The Virginia Military District was an approximately 4.2 million acre area of land in what is now the state of Ohio that was reserved by Virginia to use as payment for veterans of the American Revolutionary War....
Newtown
Newtown, Ohio
Newtown is a village in southeastern Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, near Cincinnati. The population was 2,420 at the 2000 census.Newtown was first settled in 1792 under the name of Mercersburg. The name was changed before the village incorporated in 1901.-History:Multiple Native American...
, then called Mercersburg, was first settled in 1792. In 2004, the township became home to the second largest Kroger
Kroger
The Kroger Co. is an American supermarket chain founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It reported US$ 76.7 billion in sales during fiscal year 2009. It is the country's largest grocery store chain and its second-largest grocery retailer by volume and second-place general retailer...
store in the world, the largest being in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In 1976, a chain of parks called the Anderson Park District
Anderson Park District
The Anderson Park District is a chain of parks in the Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio area which began operations in 1976. It comprises of parkland. Its main park is Juilfs Park....
was started in the township.
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio RiverOhio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
, it has the following borders:
- Columbia TownshipColumbia Township, Hamilton County, OhioColumbia Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,557 people in the township, 4,619 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- north - Union Township, Clermont CountyUnion Township, Clermont County, OhioUnion Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 42,332 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Miami Township - north...
- east - Pierce Township, Clermont CountyPierce Township, Clermont County, OhioPierce Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 12,226 people in the township, 10,321 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southeast - Campbell County, KentuckyCampbell County, KentuckyCampbell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed on December 17, 1794, from sections of Scott, Harrison and Mason counties. As of 2010, the population was 90,336. Its county seats are Alexandria and Newport...
- south, across the Ohio River - CincinnatiCincinnati, OhioCincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
- west
Two municipalities are located within the original boundaries of Anderson Township: part of the city of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Hamilton County, in the northwest; and the village of Newtown
Newtown, Ohio
Newtown is a village in southeastern Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, near Cincinnati. The population was 2,420 at the 2000 census.Newtown was first settled in 1792 under the name of Mercersburg. The name was changed before the village incorporated in 1901.-History:Multiple Native American...
, in the north. Newtown became independent of the township in the 1960s. Much of the township is encompassed in one of the following census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
s:
- Cherry GroveCherry Grove, OhioCherry Grove is a census-designated place in Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,555 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cherry Grove is located at ....
, in the east - Dry RunDry Run, OhioDry Run is a census-designated place in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,553 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dry Run is located at ....
, in the northeast - ForestvilleForestville, OhioForestville is a census-designated place in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 10,978 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Forestville is located at ....
, in the southeast - Fruit HillFruit Hill, OhioFruit Hill is a census-designated place in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,945 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fruit Hill is located at ....
, in the southwest - SherwoodSherwood, OhioSherwood is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Ohio:*Sherwood, Defiance County, Ohio*Sherwood, Hamilton County, Ohio...
, in the west - Turpin HillsTurpin Hills, OhioTurpin Hills is a census-designated place in Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,960 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Turpin Hills is located at ....
, in the northwest
The township is composed of 31.2 sq mi (80.8 km²) of rolling hills with steep, wooded hillsides leading down to the Little Miami and Ohio
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
Rivers. As of 1990, 36% of Anderson Township had been developed into suburban communities for Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, 13% into farmland, and the remainder being left as woodland.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 43,857 people and 15,629 households residing in the township. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,405.7 people per square mile (542.8/km²). There were 16,053 housing units at an average density of 514.5/sq mi (198.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.6% White, 0.7% African American, and 2.7% of all other races combined.
In the township the population was spread out with 31.8% under the age of 20, 12.6% from 20 to 34, 17.8% from 35 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $70,997.
Name
The only Anderson Township statewide, it was named for Richard Clough Anderson, VirginiaVirginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
's chief surveyor when the township was created.
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 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.Transportation
Interstate 275Interstate 275 (Ohio)
Interstate 275 is an loop in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky that forms a complete beltway around the Cincinnati, Ohio area. It is the only auxiliary interstate that enters three states, including one state that the parent route does not enter . It is the longest loop interstate highway in the United...
and State Route 125
Ohio State Route 125
State Route 125 is an east–west state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is within the Cincinnati city limits, about east of downtown, at U.S. Route 50 – this is also the western terminus of State Route 32 and the southern terminus of State...
cross the township from east to west, and the interstate bridge to Northern Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
is located on the border of the southwest section (but actually inside the City of Cincinnati Corporation limits). State Route 125's span through Anderson Township is known as Beechmont Avenue, and is the center of the township's economy because of its central location. State Route 32 also runs through the northern part of the township. It is known as the Cincinnati-Batavia Pike.
The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority , is the public transport agency serving Cincinnati, Ohio and its suburbs. The agency operates transit bus services under the name Metro...
(SORTA) operates several bus routes that serve Anderson Township.
Education
Nearly all of Anderson Township is located in the Forest Hills Local School District (some residents are located in the City of Cincinnati Public Schools). The district boasts an "Excellent" rating from the state of Ohio.Forest Hills Local School District services an approximate student population of 7,655 in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. With 422 full-time classroom teachers, the district's overall student/teacher ratio is 18.1:1. There are 9 schools associated with the agency, which is classified as being in a large city (Cincinnati). Forest Hills Local S.D. allocates approximately $4,048 per pupil for instructional expenses.
In 2005 the Forest Hills School District was presented a banner from the Ohio Department of Education recognizing the achievement of receiving an “Excellent” rating on the State Report Card for five consecutive years. Only 47 of the state’s 614 school districts have achieved an Excellent rating for five consecutive years putting FHSD in the top 8 percent of districts in the state. This was achieved with more than 7,000 students and by spending less per pupil than many of the other school districts that are rated excellent.