User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/York Township, Darke County, Ohio
York Township, Ohio | |
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Township | |
![]() Location in Darke County and the state of 俄亥俄州. | |
国家 | 美国 |
州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
县 | Darke |
面积 | |
• 总计 | 21.7 平方英里(56.3 平方公里) |
• 陸地 | 21.7 平方英里(56.3 平方公里) |
• 水域 | 0.0 平方英里(0.0 平方公里) |
海拔[1] | 1,060 英尺(323 公尺) |
人口(2000年) | |
• 總計 | 523人 |
• 密度 | 24.1人/平方英里(9.3人/平方公里) |
时区 | 东部(EST)(UTC-5) |
• 夏时制 | EDT(UTC-4) |
FIPS代码 | 39-87010[2] |
地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086028[1] |
York Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 523 people in the township.[3]
地理
[编辑]Located in the northern part of the county, 与以下镇区接壤:
- Wabash Township - 北
- Patterson Township - 北east
- Wayne Township - 东南
- Richland Township - 南
- Brown Township - 南west
- Allen Township - 北west
No municipalities are located in York Township.
Name and history
[编辑]One of ten York Townships statewide, it is named after a farmer, Newberry York, who lived on Indian Creek in the township, and who was the first local Justice of the Peace.[4] Born near Wrightsboro, Georgia on September 6, 1784, York served in the War of 1812 before moving to Darke County. He and his family first settled in Wayne Township before moving to what became York Township.
York Township was established in 1837 from land given by Richland Township.[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。 The current trustees are Bill Barga, Michael Mangen, and James Zumbrink, and the clerk is Allen Brandt.[7]
References and notes
[编辑]- Darke Co., Ohio Genealogical Society. FAMILIES OF DARKE CO., OHIO.
- ^ 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].
- ^ Darke County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ HISTORY OF DARKE CO., OHIO. pp. 406-407.
- ^ The History of Darke County, Ohio. W. H. Beers & Company. 1880: 405.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ Township Trustees. Darke County. Accessed 2007-06-01.