User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Danbury Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
| Danbury Township, Ottawa County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 Cemetery on Johnson's Island | |
 Location of Danbury Township in Ottawa County. | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Ottawa |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 56.5 平方英里（146.4 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 18.2 平方英里（47.2 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 38.3 平方英里（99.2 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 640 英尺（195 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 4,631人 |
| • 密度 | 254.4人/平方英里（98.2人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代码 | 39-20058[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086760[1] |
| 網站 | Danbury Township |
Danbury Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 4,631 people in the township, 3,869 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Name and history
[编辑]It is the only Danbury Township statewide.[4] This township is included in the region known as the Firelands and was originally a part of Huron County.[5] It was named for Danbury, Connecticut.[6]
Huron County was established by the Ohio General Assembly on February 7, 1809 and, at the time, comprised present-day Erie County (except for a small piece in the west); Huron County, Ruggles Township in Ashland County, Danbury Township, and part of Catawba Island Township.[7]
Johnson's Island, the location of a significant Prisoner-of-war camp during the Civil War, is located in Sandusky Bay just south of the Marblehead Peninsula. It is now a part of the village of Marblehead.
地理
[编辑]Located at the eastern point of the county at the end of the Marblehead Peninsula, 与以下镇区接壤：
- Kelleys Island - 北east, across Lake Erie
- Sandusky - 东南, across Sandusky Bay
- Margaretta Township, Erie County - 南, across Sandusky Bay
- Portage Township - 西
- Catawba Island Township - 北west
The village of Marblehead lies at the eastern point of the township, and the unincorporated community of Lakeside lies on its northern shore.
人口
[编辑]The median age of males is 48.0 years of age. The median age of females is 48.6 years of age.
The median income for a household in the township was $55,578 in 2008. In 1999, the median income for a household in the township was $47,434.[8]
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[9]，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 residents
[编辑]- Louis C. Shepard, Medal of Honor recipient during the Civil War.
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].
- ^ Ottawa 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].
- ^ Milan and the Milan Canal, by Charles E. Frohman, c.1976, pp. 26-28.
- ^ Profile for Danbury, Ohio, OH. ePodunk. [2012-07-15].
- ^ Ohio Lands, A Short History, a publication of the 俄亥俄州 Auditor of State, c. 1994, p. 10.
- ^ Danbury township, Ottawa County, Ohio (OH). City-Data.com. [2012-07-15].
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.