用戶:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Upper Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
| Upper Township, Lawrence County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 鎮區 | |
 Location of Upper Township in Lawrence County | |
| 國家 | 美國 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 縣 | Lawrence |
| 面積 | |
| • 總計 | 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） |
| 時區 | 東部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏時制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代碼 | 39-78974[2] |
| 地名信息系統特徵識別碼 | 1086449[1] |
Upper Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, 俄亥俄州, 美國. 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[編輯]
Located in the southwestern part of the county along the Ohio River, 與以下鎮區接壤：
- Elizabeth Township - 北
- Lawrence Township - 東
- Perry Township - 東南
- 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[編輯]
It is the only Upper Township statewide.[4]
政府[編輯]
鎮區有3人組成的理事會管理。理事會理事選舉在奇數年11月舉行，並在來年1月1日開始四年任期。兩名理事的選舉在總統選舉後一年舉行，另一名的選舉在總統選舉前一年舉行。鎮區財務官亦由選舉產生[5]，與一名鎮區理事選舉同時舉行，不過在來年4月1日才開始四年任期。若財務官或理事職位有空缺，將由剩餘理事填補。
Education[編輯]
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.
參考資料[編輯]
- ^ 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.