Ohio 2008 Place Map (City, Town, Village)

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Why is Marion County Indiana divided into nine townships?  Doesn't Indianapolis cover all of the county?

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Why is Marion County Indiana divided into nine townships?  Doesn't Indianapolis cover all of the county?

Cities and townships in the Midwest are not necessarily coterminus. When Indy was extended in 1970, a number of communities also in Marion were not incorporated. The unification did not extend to the townships either, and they maintain their status within the incorporated municipality.

Interesting.   What's with the township in central Marion?  Is that downtown Indianapolis I see in McCain colors?

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Why is Marion County Indiana divided into nine townships?  Doesn't Indianapolis cover all of the county?

Cities and townships in the Midwest are not necessarily coterminus. When Indy was extended in 1970, a number of communities also in Marion were not incorporated. The unification did not extend to the townships either, and they maintain their status within the incorporated municipality.

Interesting.   What's with the township in central Marion?  Is that downtown Indianapolis I see in McCain colors?

Anybody? 

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Why is Marion County Indiana divided into nine townships?  Doesn't Indianapolis cover all of the county?

Cities and townships in the Midwest are not necessarily coterminus. When Indy was extended in 1970, a number of communities also in Marion were not incorporated. The unification did not extend to the townships either, and they maintain their status within the incorporated municipality.

Interesting.   What's with the township in central Marion?  Is that downtown Indianapolis I see in McCain colors?

Anybody? 

LOL  No reply.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Here's a map of the nine Marion County townships:



Given the following census2000 data set...

Pike 71k inhabitants, 56-32 white-black (or more correctly, non hispanic white only - non hispanic black only)
Washington 133k, 67-27
Lawrence 112k, 74-29
Wayne 133k, 72-19
Center 167k, 52-41
Warren 94k, 73-22
Decatur 25k, 95-1
Perry 93k, 93-2
Franklin 32k, 96-1...

Center township includes the centre of Indianapolis but rests somewhat to the south of where a perfectly central township would be, but that blue color on the map is very hard to believe. Especially as Obama also won the county 64-35.

Thanks! 


Maybe somebody just mixed up some on the center...

[Fuzzybigfoot]

So, why is the link to the map in the first post now off limits?

Bump.

And since this is a thread about OHIO'S 2008 results:

BUMP!

LOL  Someone should just rename this the Rust Belt/Northeast township results thread.