User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/LeRoy Township, Lake County, Ohio
| LeRoy Township, Lake County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 South Leroy Meetinghouse, built 1832 | |
 Location of LeRoy Township in Lake County | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Lake |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 25.7 平方英里（66.5 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 25.5 平方英里（65.9 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.2 平方英里（0.6 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 955 英尺（291 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 3,122人 |
| • 密度 | 122.6人/平方英里（47.4人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代码 | 39-42812[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086422[1] |
LeRoy Township is one of the five townships of Lake County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 3,122 people in the township.[3]
地理[编辑]
Located in the eastern part of the county, 与以下镇区接壤：
- Perry Township - 北
- Madison Township - 北east
- Thompson Township, Geauga County - 东
- Montville Township, Geauga County - 东南 corner
- Hambden Township, Geauga County - 南
- Concord Township - 西
- Painesville Township - 北west corner
No municipalities are located in LeRoy Township.
Name and history[编辑]
Named for Le Roy, New York, the home of many of the township's earliest settlers,[4] it is the only LeRoy Township statewide.[5] Its name is often spelled "Leroy" and sometimes "Le Roy."[2][6]
The first settlers in what is now LeRoy Township were Paul and Elijah Clapp, who arrived in 1802. LeRoy Township was established in 1820, but it was not made part of Lake County until 1840. During the Civil War, forty men from LeRoy Township served in the Union Army.[4]
The January 1986 Northeastern Ohio Earthquake occurred in the southwestern portion of the township.
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。 As of 2009, the board is composed of chairman Chuck Klco and members Linda Burhenne and Richard VanPelt, and the clerk is Sharon Rodgers.[8]
See also[编辑]
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].
- ^ 2.0 2.1 American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. [2008-01-31].
- ^ Lake County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ 4.0 4.1 "History of LeRoy Township". LeRoy Township, 2008. Accessed 2009-09-08.
- ^ Detailed map of Ohio (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000 [2007-02-16].
- ^ Geographic Names Information System Results for "Leroy, Lake County, Ohio"
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ "Trustees/Fiscal Officer". LeRoy Township, 2008. Accessed 2009-09-08.