How many governments are there in Ohio?

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A Dec. 11, 2007 memo from the Legislative Service Commission states that there is a "minimum" of 3,906 governments in Ohio, defined as government authorities able to tax. (Although the memo also notes that there appear to be duplicates on the tax rolls, lowering the estimated number to 3,333.)

It isn't even certain how many different types of governments there are ("There are at least 41 different types of taxing districts.")

The known different types:

  • (1) The state of Ohio
  • (88) Counties
  • (939) Municipal corporations
  • (1,308) Townships
  • (?) Township Waste Disposal
  • (?) Township Road DistrictsSchools
  • (663) School Districts (City, local, exempted village, cooperative, joint vocational)
  • (?) County School Financing Districts
  • Convention Facilities Authorities

Higher Education

  • (?) Community College Districts
  • (?) Technical College Districts
  • (?) Municipal University Taxing District

Libraries, Arts

  • (?) Public libraries (Regional, county, municipal, school district, township)
  • (?) Regional Arts and Cultural Districts

Parks

  • (?) Joint Recreation Districts

Township Park Districts

  • Chapter 1545 Park Districts

<b>Port Authorities

  • County Port Authorities
  • Municipal Port Authorities
  • (14) Regional Transit Authorities

Health and Safety

  • Union Cemetery Districts
  • Joint Township Hospital Districts
  • Township Fire Districts
  • Joint Fire Districts
  • Joint Ambulance Districts
  • Joint Emergency Medical Services Districts
  • Fire and Ambulance Districts
  • Township Police Districts
  • Detention Facility Districts
  • Combined Detention Facility Districts
  • Juvenile Facilities Districts
  • Combined Juvenile Facilities Districts
  • Joint County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Service Districts
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