

Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. 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. Near the southeast corner of the township lies Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base. The villages of Lockbourne and Obetz are located in the southern and northeastern part of the township respectively. Located in the southern part of Franklin County, OH, it has the following borders: Columbus - north Madison Township - east Madison Township, Pickaway County - southwest corner Harrison Township, Pickaway County - south Scioto Township, Pickaway County - Southwest Jackson Township - West Most of northern and western Hamilton Township is occupied by the city of Columbus, the county seat of Franklin County. The 2010 census found 8,260 people in the township, 4,438 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions. Route 23, is a horse racing track and the site of the OHSAA State Cross Country Championships.Hamilton Township was established in 1807. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. 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. Most of northern and western Hamilton Township is occupied by the city of Columbus, the county seat of Franklin County. Scioto Township, Pickaway County - southwest.Harrison Township, Pickaway County - south.Madison Township, Pickaway County - southeast corner.Located in the southern part of the county, it has the following borders:

The 2020 census found 8,634 people in the township.

Hamilton Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States.
