User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Shalersville Township, Portage County, Ohio
| Shalersville Township, Portage County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 Countryside in western Shalersville Township | |
 Location within Portage County | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Portage |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 27.6 平方英里（71.5 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 27.5 平方英里（71.3 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.1 平方英里（0.2 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 1,119 英尺（341 公尺） |
| 人口（2010年） | |
| • 總計 | 5,670人 |
| • 密度 | 217.2人/平方英里（83.9人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| ZIP code | 44255, 44266, 44241 |
| 電話區號 | 330, 234 |
| FIPS代码 | 39-71731[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086839[1] |
Shalersville Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2010 census found 5,670 people in the township.[3]
地理[编辑]
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following other townships and cities:
- Mantua Township - 北
- Hiram Township - 北east corner
- Freedom Township - 东
- Charlestown Township - 东南 corner
- Ravenna Township - 南
- Franklin Township - 南west corner
- Streetsboro - 西
- Aurora - 北west corner
No municipalities are located in Shalersville Township.
Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Shalersville Township covers an area of 28 sq mi（73 km2）.
Historic population figures[编辑]
- 1960—2,823
- 1970—4,967
- 1980—5,268
- 1990—5,270
- 2000—5,976
- 2010—5,670
Name and history[编辑]
Shalersville takes its name from its original proprietor, General Nathaniel Shaler and was originally known as "Middletown" as Shaler was a native of Middletown, Connecticut.[4] It is the only Shalersville Township statewide.[5] The first settlers, the family of Joel Baker of Tolland County, Connecticut, arrived in 1806 and the township government was organized in 1812. The township was formed from town 4, range 8 of the Connecticut Western Reserve.[6]
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。
Transportation[编辑]
Ohio State Routes 303 and 44 pass through Shalersville and intersect at the middle of the township. The Ohio Turnpike also cuts through Shalersville, and in the 1990s the exit at State Route 44 was added. The Portage County Airport is located in the southern part of the township.
Notable residents[编辑]
- Bernie Kosar, former Cleveland Browns quarterback.
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].
- ^ Portage County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.. Warner, Beers & Company. 1885: 552.
- ^ Detailed map of Ohio (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000 [2007-02-16].
- ^ Brown, R.C; Norris, J.E. History of Portage County Ohio. Chicago, Illinois: Warner, Beers, and Company. 1885, 1972 revision: 552–554.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.