User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
| Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 Along State Route 7 in Island Creek Township, near the Ohio River | |
 Location of Island Creek Township in Jefferson County | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Jefferson |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 41.3 平方英里（106.9 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 41.2 平方英里（106.8 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.0 平方英里（0.1 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 1,250 英尺（381 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 12,078人 |
| • 密度 | 293.0人/平方英里（113.1人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代码 | 39-37534[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086378[1] |
Island Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 12,078 people in the township, 7,513 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
地理[编辑]
Located in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships and city:
- Knox Township - 北
- Steubenville - 东南
- Cross Creek Township - 南
- Wayne Township - 南west corner
- Salem Township - 西
- Ross Township - 北west corner
West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east: Hancock County to the northeast, and Brooke County to the southeast.
Parts of southern Island Creek Township are occupied by the city of Steubenville, the county seat of Jefferson County. As well, two incorporated municipalities are located in the township: part of the city of Toronto along the Ohio River in the northeast, and part of the village of Wintersville in the southwest.
Name and history[编辑]
Island Creek Township was founded in 1806. It takes its name from the Island Creek, which runs through it.[4]
It is the only Island Creek Township statewide.[5]
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].
- ^ Jefferson County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ Doyle, Joseph Beatty. 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. 1910: 450.
- ^ 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.
外部链接[编辑]
Template:Jefferson County, Ohio Template:Pittsburgh Metro Area