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Monroe Township, Ohio | |
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Township | |
![]() Location of Monroe Township in Knox County. | |
国家 | 美国 |
州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
县 | Knox |
面积 | |
• 总计 | 24.4 平方英里(63.1 平方公里) |
• 陆地 | 24.4 平方英里(63.1 平方公里) |
• 水域 | 0.0 平方英里(0.0 平方公里) |
海拔[1] | 1,201 英尺(366 米) |
人口(2000年) | |
• 总计 | 2,427人 |
• 密度 | 99.6人/平方英里(38.5人/平方公里) |
时区 | 东部(EST)(UTC-5) |
• 夏时制 | EDT(UTC-4) |
FIPS代码 | 39-51436[2] |
地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086407[1] |
Monroe Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 2,427 people in the township.[3]
地理
[编辑]Located in the center of the county, 与以下镇区接壤:
- Pike Township - 北
- Brown Township - 北east corner
- Howard Township - 东
- Harrison Township - 东南 corner, east of College Township
- College Township - 东南, west of Harrison Township
- Pleasant Township - 南west, east of Clinton Township
- Clinton Township - 南west, west of Pleasant Township
- Morris Township - 西
Part of the city of Mount Vernon, the county seat of Knox County, is located in southwestern Monroe Township.
Name and history
[编辑]Monroe Township was established in 1825.[4] It is named for James Monroe, fifth President of the United States.[5]
It is one of twenty-two Monroe Townships statewide.[6]
By the 1830s, Monroe Township had a number of productive mills built along Schenck Creek.[7]
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[8],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.
- ^ Norton, Anthony Banning. A History of Knox County, Ohio, from 1779 to 1862 Inclusive: Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes and Incidents of Men Connected with the County from Its First Settlement. R. Nevins, printer. 1862: 316.
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams. History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. 1881: 530.
- ^ Detailed map of Ohio (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000 [2007-02-16].
- ^ Kilbourn, John. The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright: 319. 1833 [12 December 2013].
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.