用戶:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Whetstone Township, Crawford County, Ohio
| Whetstone Township, Crawford County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 鎮區 | |
 Fire station in New Winchester | |
 Location of Whetstone Township (red) in Crawford County, next to the city of Bucyrus (yellow) | |
| 國家 | 美國 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 縣 | Crawford |
| 面積 | |
| • 總計 | 40.8 平方英里（105.7 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 40.7 平方英里（105.5 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.08 平方英里（0.2 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 1,040 英尺（317 公尺） |
| 人口（2010） | |
| • 總計 | 2,080人 |
| • 密度 | 51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 | 39-84644[2] |
| 地名信息系統特徵識別碼 | 1085948[1] |
Whetstone Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, 俄亥俄州, 美國. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,080,[3] 1,936 of whom lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.[4]
地理[編輯]
Located in the southern part of the county, 與以下鎮區接壤：
- Liberty Township - 北
- Sandusky Township - 北east
- Jefferson Township - 東
- Polk Township - 東南, north of Washington Township
- Washington Township, Morrow County - 東南, south of Polk Township
- Tully Township, Marion County - 南
- Scott Township, Marion County - 南west corner
- Dallas Township - 西, south of Bucyrus Township
- Bucyrus Township - 西, north of Dallas Township
- Holmes Township - 北west corner
Two municipalities are located in Whetstone Township: part of the village of North Robinson in the northeast, and part of the city of Bucyrus, the county seat of Crawford County, in the northwest. The unincorporated community of New Winchester is located in the township's south.
Name and history[編輯]
Whetstone Township was formed in the 1820s. It was named from Whetstone Creek.[5]
It is the only Whetstone 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。
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): Whetstone township, Crawford County, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. [February 5, 2015].
- ^ Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Remainder of Whetstone township, Whetstone township, Crawford County, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. [February 5, 2015].
- ^ History of Crawford County and Ohio. Baskin & Battey. 1881: 641.
- ^ 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.