District Nine
District 9 covers Columbus's Far East and South East planning areas and John Glenn Columbus International Airport. Stelzer Road forms part of its western border with District 4, and District 8 lies to its south and west.
Columbus City Council District 9 is represented by Council Member Shannon G. Hardin, appointed to council in 2014 and first elected in 2015. Under the current system, every Columbus voter helps elect all nine district seats.
Where District Nine sits in Columbus ▲ N
Your representation
Shannon G. Hardin
Committee assignments
The neighborhoods
City of Columbus planning areas in District Nine, listed by number of residents. “(part)” marks an area shared with another district.
Points of interest
- John Glenn Columbus International Airport — Central Ohio's main passenger airport, operated by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority.
- Southeast Branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library — Columbus Metropolitan Library branch on S. Hamilton Road with meeting rooms and a School Help Center.
- Nafzger Park — 165-acre regional park along Big Walnut Creek with athletic fields, basketball courts, a pond, trail access and wildlife viewing.
- Walnut Hill Park — 71-acre Far East community park with an open-air shelter, playground, paved path and a woods and wildlife area.
- Blacklick Creek Trail — 16-mile paved Metro Parks greenway linking Pickerington Ponds, Blacklick Woods and Three Creeks; a long stretch runs through District 9.
- Independence High School — Columbus City Schools four-year high school in the Southeast, an English Language Learner shelter site and an Ohio State Professional Development School.
Area commissions
The most local level of civic input — they review zoning cases and advise Council. Meetings are open to the public.
Who lives here
Compared to Columbus
Where District Nine ranks among all nine districts. The dot is District Nine; the line marks Columbus as a whole (the Census Bureau’s citywide figure).
Race & ethnicity
Households
Household counts are ACS 5-year estimates aggregated from the district's block groups. The tick marks the citywide family-household share.
About these figures. District totals are aggregated from census block groups. Median income, rent, and home value are pooled medians interpolated from block-group distribution tables. The Columbus marks for those medians, unemployment, and race and household shares are the Census Bureau’s published figures for the whole city. All are ACS 5-year survey estimates, so treat small gaps as within the margin of error. See full methodology →
This page describes the whole district. Want the same picture for your own block? You can look up your parcel on CivicWorth — it resolves representation, zoning, transit, and recent 311 activity down to the individual address.
Public safety
How District Nine’s modeled crime risk compares to Columbus as a whole, by category. These are Applied Geographic Solutions CrimeRisk indexes, which estimate the relative risk of each type of crime; they are not counts of crimes reported in the district. Bars to the left are below the Columbus index; bars to the right are above.
Source: Applied Geographic Solutions CrimeRisk indexes, via Esri. Pulled April 2, 2026; the export doesn't state the AGS reference year. Each figure is the district’s index as a percentage difference from the index for Columbus as a whole.
Get involved in District Nine
Attend an area commission
Area commissions meet monthly and take public comment on zoning and development in your neighborhood.
Find meeting times →Contact Council Member Shannon G. Hardin
For questions, concerns, or constituent help, call the Council Welcome Center or find the District 9 office's contact details on the member's official page.
Vote on the 2026 measures
This November, Columbus voters decide Issues 8 and 9, two charter amendments on how council is elected. Understand what's on your ballot.
Read the ballot explainer →More Columbus City Council districts
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Last reviewed: October 21, 2026