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Morris Township, Knox County, Ohio | |
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镇区 | |
The Richard and Ann Loveridge House, built 1832 | |
Location of Morris Township in Knox County. | |
国家 | 美国 |
州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
县 | Knox |
面积 | |
• 总计 | 21.0 平方英里(54.4 平方公里) |
• 陆地 | 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 米) |
人口(2000年) | |
• 总计 | 1,998人 |
• 密度 | 95.2人/平方英里(36.7人/平方公里) |
时区 | 东部(EST)(UTC-5) |
• 夏时制 | EDT(UTC-4) |
FIPS代码 | 39-52290[2] |
地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086409[1] |
Morris Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 1,998 people in the township.[3]
地理
编辑Located in the west central part of the county, 与以下镇区接壤:
- Berlin Township - 北
- Pike Township - 北east
- Monroe Township - 东
- 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
编辑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
编辑镇区有3人组成的理事会管理。理事会理事选举在奇数年11月举行,并在来年1月1日开始四年任期。两名理事的选举在总统选举后一年举行,另一名的选举在总统选举前一年举行。镇区财务官亦由选举产生[6],与一名镇区理事选举同时举行,不过在来年4月1日才开始四年任期。若财务官或理事职位有空缺,将由剩余理事填补。
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].
- ^ 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.