User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Washington Township, Logan County, Ohio
| Washington Township, Logan County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 Honda Transmission Manufacturing is an important employer in Washington Township | |
 Location of Washington Township in Ohio | |
 Location of Washington Township in Logan County | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Logan |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 24.2 平方英里（62.6 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 22.8 平方英里（59.0 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 1.4 平方英里（3.6 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 991 英尺（302 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 3,945人 |
| • 密度 | 173.1人/平方英里（66.8人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| 電話區號 | 937 |
| FIPS代码 | 39-81424[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086496[1] |
Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 3,945 people in the township.[3]
地理
编辑Located in the western part of the county, 与以下镇区接壤：
- Richland Township - 北east
- McArthur Township - 东
- Harrison Township - 东南
- Pleasant Township - 南
- Bloomfield Township - 西
- Stokes Township - 北west
The village of Russells Point is located in northern Washington Township, and the unincorporated community of Lewistown lies in the township's center.
The southern part of Indian Lake is located in northern Washington Township.
Name and history
编辑It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.[4]
On the shores of Dunns Pond (in northern Washington Township)[5] is a Native American mound, the Dunns Pond Mound, which was built at some point between 300 BC and AD 600. The mound is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]
Washington Township was formed in 1839 from Bloomfield Township.[來源請求]
Government
编辑The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
In the elections of November 2007, Rick Beck defeated Jeff Weidner in the election for the position of township trustee.,[7] while Lisa Miller was elected without opposition to the position of township fiscal officer.[8]
Transportation
编辑U.S. Route 33 is the most important highway in Washington Township. Other significant highways in Washington Township include State Routes 47, 235, 274, 366, 368, 708, and 720.
参考资料
编辑- ^ 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].
- ^ Logan County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 12 May 2007.
- ^ Detailed map of Ohio (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000 [2007-02-16].
- ^ Detailed map of Indian Lake, Logan County Engineer's Office. Accessed 2009-07-16.
- ^ Drennen, Bert C., III. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dunns Pond Mound. National Park Service, 1974-01-22.
- ^ Examiner Staff, The. "Township Trustees: Township trustee results", Bellefontaine Examiner, 2007-11-07, p. 2.
- ^ Examiner Staff, The. "Township Trustees: Township fiscal officer", Bellefontaine Examiner, 2007-11-07, p. 2.