User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Morris Township, Knox County, Ohio
| Morris Township, Knox County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 The Richard and Ann Loveridge House, built 1832 | |
 Location of Morris Township in Knox County. | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Knox |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 21.0 平方英里（54.4 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 21.0 平方英里（54.4 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.0 平方英里（0.0 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 1,093 英尺（333 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 1,998人 |
| • 密度 | 95.2人/平方英里（36.7人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代码 | 39-52290[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086409[1] |
Morris Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 1,998 people in the township.[3]
地理[编辑]
Located in the west central part of the county, 与以下镇区接壤：
- Berlin Township - 北
- Pike Township - 北east
- Monroe Township - 东
- Clinton Township - 南
- Liberty Township - 南west corner
- Wayne Township - 西
- Middlebury Township - 北west corner
Small parts of two municipalities are located in Morris Township: the city of Mount Vernon, the county seat of Knox County, in the southeast; and the village of Fredericktown, in the northwest.
Name and history[编辑]
Morris Township was established in 1812. It was named after Morris County, New Jersey, the native home of many of the township's pioneer settlers.[4]
It is the only Morris 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].
- ^ Knox County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams. History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. 1881: 544.
- ^ 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.