User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Symmes Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
| Symmes Township, Lawrence County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 Location of Symmes Township in Lawrence County | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Lawrence |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 37.8 平方英里（97.8 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 37.7 平方英里（97.8 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.0 平方英里（0.0 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 814 英尺（248 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 470人 |
| • 密度 | 12.5人/平方英里（4.8人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代码 | 39-76031[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086447[1] |
38°44′N 82°32′W / 38.733°N 82.533°W Symmes Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 470 people in the township.[3]
地理
[编辑]Located in the northern part of the county, 与以下镇区接壤：
- Greenfield Township, Gallia County - 北
- Walnut Township, Gallia County - 东
- Mason Township - 东南 corner
- Aid Township - 南
- Decatur Township - 西
- Washington Township - 北west
No municipalities are located in Symmes Township, although the unincorporated community of Waterloo is located in the southeastern part of the township.
Name and history
[编辑]Symmes Township was named after John Cleves Symmes, as was Symmes Creek of this township.[4] Statewide, the only other Symmes Township is located in Hamilton County.
The first settlers organized Symmes Township and built cabins in the township in 1820. The first settlement was at the mouth of John's Creek with the next being on Buffalo Creek at Yates Fork (now Caulley Creek).[5] The first school was held in the cabin of Andrew Burke on John's Creek in 1834. There were a total of 12 students from 3 different townships.
In 1989, the federal government owned of 61% of Symmes Township.[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。
Education
[编辑]The vast majority of K-12 educational services are provided to Symmes Township by the Symmes Valley Local School District, although parts of the township receive services from the Rock Hill Local School District, which also offers Pre-K education.
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].
- ^ Lawrence County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ The Lawrence Register, Townships of Lawrence County
- ^ US Genweb, History of Symmeys Township, Lawrence Co. Ohio.
- ^ US Genweb, History of Symmeys Township, Lawrence Co. Ohio.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.