用戶:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio
| Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 鎮區 | |
 Location of Ward Township in Hocking County | |
| 國家 | 美國 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 縣 | Hocking |
| 面積 | |
| • 總計 | 38.0 平方英里（98.3 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 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 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 1,937人 |
| • 密度 | 51.1人/平方英里（19.7人/平方公里） |
| 時區 | 東部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏時制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代碼 | 39-80780[2] |
| 地名信息系統特徵識別碼 | 1086325[1] |
Ward Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, 俄亥俄州, 美國. 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[編輯]
Located in the far eastern part of the county, 與以下鎮區接壤：
- Coal Township, Perry County - 北
- Trimble Township, Athens County - 東
- Dover Township, Athens County - 東南 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[編輯]
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[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[7]，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。
Public services[編輯]
The residents of Ward Township are served by the Nelsonville-York City School District and Nelsonville-York High School.
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].
- ^ 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.