User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Canaan Township, Athens County, Ohio
| Canaan Township, Athens County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
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 Location of Canaan Township in Athens County | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Athens |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 38.6 平方英里（100.1 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 38.0 平方英里（98.5 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.6 平方英里（1.6 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 620 英尺（189 公尺） |
| 人口（2010） | |
| • 總計 | 1,666人 |
| • 密度 | 44人/平方英里（16.9人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代码 | 39-11220[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1085752[1] |
Canaan Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2010 census found 1,666 people in the township.[3]
地理[编辑]
Located in the center of the county, 与以下镇区接壤：
- Ames Township - 北
- Bern Township - 北east corner
- Rome Township - 东
- Carthage Township - 东南 corner
- Lodi Township - 南
- Alexander Township - 南west corner
- Athens Township - 西
- Dover Township - 北west corner
Part of the city of Athens is located in western Canaan Township. Canaan Township contains the unincorporated community of Canaanville.
The township is bisected by the Hocking River and U.S. Route 50. It includes most of Strouds Run State Park.[4]
Name and history[编辑]
Canaan Township was organized in 1819.[5]
Statewide, other Canaan Townships are located in Madison County, Morrow County, and Wayne counties.
政府[编辑]
镇区有3人组成的理事会管理。理事会理事选举在奇数年11月举行，并在来年1月1日开始四年任期。两名理事的选举在总统选举后一年举行，另一名的选举在总统选举前一年举行。镇区财务官亦由选举产生[6]，与一名镇区理事选举同时举行，不过在来年4月1日才开始四年任期。若财务官或理事职位有空缺，将由剩余理事填补。
参考资料[编辑]
- ^ 1.0 1.1 US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25 [2008-01-31].
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. [2008-01-31].
- ^ Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Canaan township, Athens County, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. [July 10, 2013].
- ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 80. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
- ^ Walker, Charles Manning. History of Athens County, Ohio, And, Incidentally, of the Ohio Land Company and the First Settlement of the State at Marietta. Robert Clarke & Company. 1869: 441.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.