Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio
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Genoa Township is one of the eighteen townships
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 Delaware County
Delaware County, Ohio
Delaware County is a fast-growing suburban county in the state of Ohio, United States, within the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the United States Census Bureau's 2004 population estimates, Delaware County's population of 142,503 made it the fastest growing county in...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 11,293 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
  • Berkshire Township
    Berkshire Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Berkshire Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,251 people in the township, 1,946 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Trenton Township
    Trenton Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Trenton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,137 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Porter Township - north...

     - northeast corner
  • Harlem Township
    Harlem Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Harlem Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,762 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Plain Township, Franklin County
    Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio
    Plain Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,926 people in the township, 2,215 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast corner
  • Blendon Township, Franklin County
    Blendon Township, Franklin County, Ohio
    Blendon Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,193 people in the township, 7,905 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Westerville
    Westerville, Ohio
    Westerville, once known as "The Dry Capital of the World", is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 35,318 at the 2000 census.-Early history:...

     - southwest
  • Orange Township
    Orange Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Orange Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 12,464 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...

     - west
  • Berlin Township
    Berlin Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Berlin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,315 people in the township, 3,313 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest corner


Part of the city of Westerville
Westerville, Ohio
Westerville, once known as "The Dry Capital of the World", is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 35,318 at the 2000 census.-Early history:...

 is located in southern Genoa Township.

The Highland Lakes and Medallion areas constitute a significant portion of the largely developed southern portion of the township. The northern half of Genoa Township is still generally rural, but beginning to be developed as well. Genoa Township is one of the fastest growing areas near Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

.

Name and history

Named after the hometown
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

 of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...

, it is the only Genoa Township statewide. Unlike its namesake, the township's name is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable, as ge-NO-a.

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.

Education

The township is served by Big Walnut Local School District, Olentangy Local School District, and Westerville City School District, all fast-growing districts.

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