用戶:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio
| Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 鎮區 | |
 Great Western Schoolhouse, built 1870 | |
 Location of Richland Township in Belmont County | |
| 國家 | 美國 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 縣 | Belmont |
| 面積 | |
| • 總計 | 58.8 平方英里（152.2 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 58.3 平方英里（151.0 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.5 平方英里（1.2 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 1,188 英尺（362 公尺） |
| 人口（2010） | |
| • 總計 | 14,973人 |
| • 密度 | 257人/平方英里（99.2人/平方公里） |
| 時區 | 東部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏時制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代碼 | 39-66628[2] |
| 地名信息系統特徵識別碼 | 1085783[1] |
| 網站 | http://www.richlandtwp.us |
Richland Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, 俄亥俄州, 美國. The 2010 census found 14,973 people in the township,[3] 9,789 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
地理[編輯]
Located in the central part of the county, 與以下鎮區接壤：
- Wheeling Township - 北
- Colerain Township - 北east
- Pease Township - 東, north of Pultney Township
- Pultney Township - 東, south of Pease Township
- Mead Township - 東南
- Smith Township - 南
- Goshen Township - 南west
- Union Township - 西
The city of St. Clairsville is located in central Richland Township, and two unincorporated communities are located in the township: Bannock in the northwest, and Glencoe in the south.
Name and history[編輯]
Richland Township was established in 1802. The name Richland is descriptive and refers to the fertility of their soil as well as the wealth of coal and limestone within the township's borders.[4]
It is one of twelve Richland Townships statewide.[5]
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[6]，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。
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].
- ^ Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Richland township, Belmont County, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. [February 18, 2014].
- ^ McKelvey, A. T. Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. 1903: 238.
- ^ 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.