用户:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio
| Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 Location of Ward Township in Hocking County | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Hocking |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 38.0 平方英里（98.3 平方公里） |
| • 陆地 | 37.9 平方英里（98.2 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.0 平方英里（0.1 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 850 英尺（259 米） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 总计 | 1,937人 |
| • 密度 | 51.1人/平方英里（19.7人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代码 | 39-80780[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086325[1] |
Ward Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 1,937 people in the township, 1,474 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
地理[编辑]
Located in the far eastern part of the county, 与以下镇区接壤：
- Coal Township, Perry County - 北
- Trimble Township, Athens County - 东
- Dover Township, Athens County - 东南 corner
- York Township, Athens County - 南
- Starr Township - 南west corner
- Green Township - 西
- Falls Township (northeastern portion) - 北west
It is the most easterly township in Hocking County.
Murray City, the smallest municipality in Hocking County, is located in Ward Township, as are the unincorporated communities of Carbon Hill and Sand Run.
Name and history[编辑]
Ward Township was organized in 1836. It was named for Naham (or perhaps Nathan[4]) Ward, a landowner.[5]
It is the only Ward Township statewide.[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。
Public services[编辑]
The residents of Ward Township are served by the Nelsonville-York City School District and Nelsonville-York High School.
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].
- ^ Hocking County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883: 29.
- ^ History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883: 1013–1014.
- ^ 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.