使用者:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Morris Township, Knox County, Ohio
| Morris Township, Knox County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 鎮區 | |
 The Richard and Ann Loveridge House, built 1832 | |
 Location of Morris Township in Knox County. | |
| 國家 | 美國 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 縣 | Knox |
| 面積 | |
| • 總計 | 21.0 平方英里（54.4 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 21.0 平方英里（54.4 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.0 平方英里（0.0 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 1,093 英尺（333 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 1,998人 |
| • 密度 | 95.2人/平方英里（36.7人/平方公里） |
| 時區 | 東部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏時制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代碼 | 39-52290[2] |
| 地名信息系統特徵識別碼 | 1086409[1] |
Morris Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, 俄亥俄州, 美國. The 2000 census found 1,998 people in the township.[3]
地理[編輯]
Located in the west central part of the county, 與以下鎮區接壤：
- Berlin Township - 北
- Pike Township - 北east
- Monroe Township - 東
- Clinton Township - 南
- Liberty Township - 南west corner
- Wayne Township - 西
- Middlebury Township - 北west corner
Small parts of two municipalities are located in Morris Township: the city of Mount Vernon, the county seat of Knox County, in the southeast; and the village of Fredericktown, in the northwest.
Name and history[編輯]
Morris Township was established in 1812. It was named after Morris County, New Jersey, the native home of many of the township's pioneer settlers.[4]
It is the only Morris Township 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].
- ^ Knox County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams. History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. 1881: 544.
- ^ 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.