User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Margaretta Township, Erie County, Ohio
| Margaretta Township, Erie County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 Countryside at the eastern edge of Margaretta Township | |
 Location of Margaretta Township (red) in Erie County, adjacent to the city of Sandusky (yellow) | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Erie |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 50.2 平方英里（130.1 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 34.0 平方英里（88.2 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 16.2 平方英里（41.9 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 620 英尺（189 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 6,289人 |
| • 密度 | 184.7人/平方英里（71.3人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代码 | 39-47572[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086066[1] |
Margaretta Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. The 2000 census found 6,289 people in the township, 4,662 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
地理[编辑]
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
- Portage Township, Ottawa County - 北 across Sandusky Bay, west of Danbury Township
- Danbury Township, Ottawa County - 北 across Sandusky Bay, east of Portage Township
- Sandusky - 北east
- Perkins Township - 东
- Oxford Township - 东南 corner
- Groton Township - 南
- Townsend Township, Sandusky County - 南west
- Riley Township, Sandusky County - 西 across Sandusky Bay
- Bay Township, Ottawa County - 北west across Sandusky Bay
The farthest north and west township in Erie County, Margaretta Township is the only county township with any border on Ottawa County.
Two villages are located in Margaretta Township: Bay View on the Sandusky Bay shoreline, and Castalia in the center of the township.
A section in the northwest is the only part of Erie County to lie outside the Western Reserve.
Name and history[编辑]
Margaretta Township was named for several family members named Margaret, namely the mother, sister, and nieces of Major Frederick Falley, a founder of the township.[4]
It is the only Margaretta Township statewide.[5]
Economy[编辑]
Ford Motor Company operates a manufacturing facility in Margaretta, under its Automotive Components Holdings banner. The plant formerly operated under the Visteon name, but changed in 2005.
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].
- ^ Erie County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ Williams, William W. History of the Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio. Press of Leader Printing Company. 1879: 492.
- ^ 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.