User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Defiance Township, Defiance County, Ohio
| Defiance Township, Defiance County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 The Brooke Site, an archaeological site in the township | |
 Location of Defiance Township (red) in Defiance County, adjacent to the city of Defiance (yellow) | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Defiance |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 30.9 平方英里（80.1 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 29.7 平方英里（76.9 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 1.2 平方英里（3.2 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 666 英尺（203 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 13,461人 |
| • 密度 | 453.4人/平方英里（175.1人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| ZIP code | 43512 |
| 電話區號 | 419 |
| FIPS代码 | 39-21322[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086030[1] |
Defiance Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 13,461 people in the township, 11,601 of whom lived in the city of Defiance, and 1,860 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
地理[编辑]
Located in the southeastern part of the county, 与以下镇区接壤：
- Noble Township - 北
- Richland Township - 北east
- Highland Township - 东南
- Emerald Township, Paulding County - 南
- Auglaize Township, Paulding County - 南west
- Delaware Township - 北west
A large part of the county seat of Defiance is located in northern Defiance Township.
Name and history[编辑]
It is the only Defiance Township statewide.[4]
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[5]，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。
Transportation[编辑]
U.S. Route 24 travels from east to west through the northwestern corner of Defiance Township. Other significant roads in the township include:[6]
- State Route 15, which travels from north to south near the eastern edge of the township
- State Route 66, which travels from north to south through the eastern half of the township
- State Route 111, which travels from northeast to southwest along the Auglaize River through the center of the township
- State Route 424, which travels along the southern side of the Maumee River through the center of the township after breaking off from U.S. Route 24 in the township's west
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].
- ^ census, Defiance County. Accessed 2007-04-21
- ^ Detailed map of Ohio (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000 [2007-02-16].
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, pp. 34, 35. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.