用戶:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio | |
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鎮區 | |
![]() On the Lincoln Highway in New Stark | |
![]() Location of Van Buren Township in Hancock County. | |
國家 | 美國 |
州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
縣 | Hancock |
面積 | |
• 總計 | 24.4 平方英里(63.1 平方公里) |
• 陸地 | 24.4 平方英里(63.1 平方公里) |
• 水域 | 0.0 平方英里(0.0 平方公里) |
海拔[1] | 889 英尺(271 公尺) |
人口(2000年) | |
• 總計 | 943人 |
• 密度 | 38.7人/平方英里(14.9人/平方公里) |
時區 | 東部(EST)(UTC-5) |
• 夏時制 | EDT(UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 45889 |
電話區號 | 419 |
FIPS代碼 | 39-79408[2] |
地名信息系統特徵識別碼 | 1086254[1] |
Van Buren Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, 俄亥俄州, 美國. The 2000 census found 943 people in the township, 708 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
地理
[編輯]Located in the southern part of the county, 與以下鎮區接壤:
- Eagle Township - 北
- Madison Township - 東
- Washington Township, Hardin County - 南
- Liberty Township, Hardin County - 南west corner
- Orange Township - 西
- Union Township - 北west corner
The village of Jenera is located in northern Van Buren Township.
Name and history
[編輯]Statewide, other Van Buren Townships are located in Darke, Putnam, and Shelby counties.
Van Buren Township was organized in 1831. It was named for Martin Van Buren, who had at that time served as Secretary of State, and who would go on to become President of the United States.[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。
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].
- ^ Hancock County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ History of Hancock County, Ohio. Warner, Beers. 1886: 498.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.