| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Ohio |
| County | Huron |
| Township | Townsend Township |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Area total | 11.97 km² |
| Area land | 11.96 km² |
| Area water | 0.01 km² |
| Area total | 4.62 sq mi |
| Area land | 4.62 sq mi |
| Area water | 0.01 sq mi |
| Population as of | 2020 |
| Population total | 628 |
| Population density | 52.51 km² |
| Population density | 135.99 sq mi |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| Time zone (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Elevation | 892 ft |
| Coordinates | 41°14′50″N 82°30′00″W |
| ZIP code | 44826 |
| Area code | 419 |
| FIPS code | 39-16784[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628876[2] |
Collins is a census-designated place (CDP) in central Townsend Township, Huron County, Ohio, United States.[3] As of the 2020 census the population of the CDP was 628. The CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Collins and East Townsend. Collins has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44826.
History
Some say the community was named after a railroad official named Collins, while others believe the place is named after Collinsville, Connecticut.[4] Alternatively, some say Collins was named after Thomas Collins [citation needed] of Valdosta, Georgia who settled in the area after the American Civil War.
Geography
Collins is in central Townsend Township in northeastern Huron County. The hamlet of Collins is in the northern part of the CDP on Hartland Center Road, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of U.S. Route 20, while the hamlet of East Townsend is at the geographic center of the CDP, at the junction of Hartland Center Road and US 20. Route 20 leads east 5 miles (8 km) to Wakeman and west 6 miles (10 km) to Norwalk, the Huron county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Collins CDP has an area of 4.6 sq mi (12.0 square kilometres), of which 0.004 sq mi (0.01 square kilometres), or 0.11%, are water.[1]
References
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Collins CDP, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
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- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 31.