User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Upper Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
| Upper Township, Lawrence County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 Location of Upper Township in Lawrence County | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Lawrence |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 24.9 平方英里（64.5 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 24.5 平方英里（63.4 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.4 平方英里（1.1 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 591 英尺（180 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 15,648人 |
| • 密度 | 639.3人/平方英里（246.8人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代码 | 39-78974[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086449[1] |
Upper Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 15,648 people in the township, 3,170 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
地理[编辑]
Located in the southwestern part of the county along the Ohio River, 与以下镇区接壤：
- Elizabeth Township - 北
- Lawrence Township - 东
- Perry Township - 东南
- Hamilton Township - 西
Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the southwest: Boyd County to the south, and Greenup County otherwise.
It is located downstream of most of the rest of Lawrence County's Ohio River townships.
Most of Upper Township's shoreline is occupied by the city of Ironton, the county seat of Lawrence County and by far the largest municipality in the county. The village of Coal Grove, the third-largest municipality in the county, is located upstream of Ironton.
Name and history[编辑]
It is the only Upper Township statewide.[4]
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[5]，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]
Upper Township's Pre-K through 12th grade educational services are provided mostly by the Rock Hill Local School District. Portions of the township are also served by the Dawson-Bryant Local School District. The Ironton city area, which lies within Upper Township, is served by Ironton City Schools.
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.
- ^ 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.