User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Jefferson Township, Logan County, Ohio
| Jefferson Township, Logan County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 Aerial view of the wooded, hilly topography of Jefferson Township | |
 Location of Jefferson Township in Ohio | |
 Location of Jefferson Township in Logan County | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Logan |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 37.5 平方英里（97.1 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 37.4 平方英里（96.8 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.1 平方英里（0.3 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 1,198 英尺（365 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 2,946人 |
| • 密度 | 78.8人/平方英里（30.4人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| 電話區號 | 937 |
| FIPS代码 | 39-38682[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086484[1] |
Jefferson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 2,946 people in the township.[3]
地理
[编辑]Located in the eastern part of the county, 与以下镇区接壤：
- Rushcreek Township - 北
- Perry Township - 东
- Zane Township - 东南 corner
- Monroe Township - 南
- Liberty Township - 南west
- Lake Township - 西
Several municipalities are located in Jefferson Township:
- The village of Zanesfield, in the south center
- Part of the city of Bellefontaine, in the west
- Most of the village of Valley Hi, in the south
Compared with most of western Ohio, Jefferson Township is quite hilly. Campbell Hill, the highest point in Ohio, is located inside the Bellefontaine city limits in western Jefferson Township. On the other hand, the Marmon Valley, which extends through the southern part of the township, is a small pass through the Bellefontaine and Bristlecone Ridges. The same forces that shaped the township's terrain also created Zane Shawnee Caverns, a cave system in the northeastern part of the township.
As a result of its hilly topography, Jefferson Township contains the source of the Mad River,[4] and a ski resort — unusual for western Ohio — is located near Valley Hi in the southern part of the township.
Name and history
[编辑]It is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.[5]
Jefferson Township was formed in 1813 from Zane Township. It was one of the earliest parts of Logan County to be settled: its first settler was Isaac Zane, who arrived in 1800 and built the first house in what is now Zanesfield in 1811,[6] and the Marmons who arrived in the township in 1805 were the first white families to live in the county.[7] Because a significant percentage of the early settlers were Quakers, the township was once home to a large number of African Americans.[8] Today, the township is the location of Goshen Friends Church, the oldest church in Logan County, and of the Martin Marmon House, one of the best examples of early nineteenth-century Quaker architecture in Ohio.[7]
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。
In the elections of November 2007, Michael Kenoyer defeated two other candidates in the election for the position of township trustee.[10]
Transportation
[编辑]U.S. Route 33 is the most important highway in Jefferson Township. Other significant highways include State Routes 47, 292, 533, and 540.
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].
- ^ Logan County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 12 May 2007.
- ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 56. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
- ^ Detailed map of Ohio (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000 [2007-02-16].
- ^ Perrin, W.H. and J.H. Battle. History of Logan County and Ohio. Chicago: O.L. Baskin, 1880, 396.
- ^ 7.0 7.1 Barber, Rachel. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Martin Marmon House. National Park Service, January 1985.
- ^ Perrin, W.H. and J.H. Battle. History of Logan County and Ohio. Chicago: O.L. Baskin, 1880, 410.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ Examiner Staff, The. "Township Trustees: Township trustee results", Bellefontaine Examiner, 2007-11-07, p. 2.