User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio
| Waterford Township, Washington County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 Street scene in Coal Run | |
 Location of Waterford Township in Washington County | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Washington |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 38.8 平方英里（100.5 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 37.6 平方英里（97.4 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 1.2 平方英里（3.1 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 807 英尺（246 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 3,708人 |
| • 密度 | 98.6人/平方英里（38.1人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| ZIP code | 45786 |
| 電話區號 | 740 |
| FIPS代码 | 39-81774[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1087145[1] |
Waterford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 3,708 people in the township, 2,426 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
地理
[编辑]Located in the northwestern corner of the county, 与以下镇区接壤：
- Center Township, Morgan County - 北
- Jackson Township, Noble County - 北east corner
- Adams Township - 东
- Watertown Township - 南
- Windsor Township, Morgan County - 西
The village of Beverly is located in central Beverly Township, and the unincorporated communities of Coal Run and Waterford lie in the township's northeast and south.
Name and history
[编辑]It is the only Waterford Township statewide.[4]
Waterford was named after the Waterman and Ford families who were founding fathers to the area. These men, after receiving land grants from their duties during the Revolutionary War, moved their families into this territory. Generations later both families still live in the area today.[來源請求]
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。
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].
- ^ Washington 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.