Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio

Genoa Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,293 people in the township. Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

• Berkshire Township - north
• Trenton Township - northeast corner
• Harlem Township - east
• Plain Township, Franklin County - southeast corner
• Blendon Township, Franklin County - south
• Westerville - southwest
• Orange Township - west
• Berlin Township - northwest corner

Part of the city of Westerville 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.

Name and history

Named after the hometown of Christopher Columbus, 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...
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