User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Copley Township, Summit County, Ohio
| Copley Township, Summit County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 Location in Summit County and the state of 俄亥俄州. | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Summit |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 20.8 平方英里（53.8 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 20.4 平方英里（52.9 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.3 平方英里（0.9 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 1,004 英尺（306 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 13,641人 |
| • 密度 | 668.0人/平方英里（257.9人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| ZIP code | 44321 |
| 電話區號 | 330 |
| FIPS代码 | [2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | [1] |
Copley Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 13,641 people in the township.[3]
地理[编辑]
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
- Bath Township - 北
- Fairlawn - 北east
- Akron - 东
- Norton - 南
- Wadsworth Township, Medina County - 南west corner
- Sharon Township, Medina County - 西
- Granger Township, Medina County - 北west corner
Several populated places are located in Copley Township:
- The census-designated place of Pigeon Creek, in the northwest
- The unincorporated community of Montrose, on the northern boundary with Bath Township
Parts of the original Copley Township are now in Akron or Fairlawn.
A formerly rural township located west of the county seat of Akron, Copley Township has become increasingly suburban over the last few decades.
Name and history[编辑]
It is the only Copley Township statewide.[4]
Copley was originally called Greenfield, after Garner Green, who owned a large portion of the township. Later on he changed the name to Copley, the maiden name of his wife.[5]
Fairlawn was founded as a hamlet in Copley in 1891 when the Northern Ohio Railroad was built. As of 1908 it had a mill, general store, a blacksmith, and other businesses.[6]
Economy[编辑]
Copley Township's economy is based on several strip malls, chemical plants, and agricultural businesses. The rest of the township is dotted with farms and subdivisions.[來源請求]
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[7]，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。
Notable natives and residents[编辑]
- John F. Seiberling, U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Betty Sutton, U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Carrie Coon, actress The Leftovers (TV series)
- Frank LaRose, Ohio Senator, District 27
教育[编辑]
The school system in the township is shared with Fairlawn and has a set of three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, having two state championships in sports: men's soccer (1994) and men's golf (2003).[來源請求]
Superfund[编辑]
In 1990, Copley Square Plaza was designated a superfund site after tetrachloroethylene and other contaminates from a dry cleaners were found in the soil.[8]
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].
- ^ Summit County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ Detailed map of Ohio (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000 [2007-02-16].
- ^ Doyle, William B. Centennial HIstory of Summit County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Chicago, Ill.: Biographical Publishing Company. 1908: 101–102.
It was set apart as a township of Medina County in 1819, and was named Greenfield at first by Garner Green, who originally owned a large part of its territory. He afterwards changed the name to Copley, the maiden name of his wife.
- ^ Doyle, William B. Centennial HIstory of Summit County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Chicago, Ill.: Biographical Publishing Company. 1908: 102.
When the Northern Ohio Railroad was built, in 1891, it gave Copley an outlet, and was the means of starting a new hamlet -- Fairlawn, which now boasts a mill, general store, smithy, etc.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ [1]NPL Site Narrative for Copley Square Plaza, NPL, Superfund, US EPA: