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| Monroe Township, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Location of Monroe Township in Knox County. | |
| 國家 | 美國 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 縣 | Knox |
| 面積 | |
| • 總計 | 24.4 平方英里（63.1 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 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 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 2,427人 |
| • 密度 | 99.6人/平方英里（38.5人/平方公里） |
| 時區 | 東部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏時制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代碼 | 39-51436[2] |
| 地名信息系統特徵識別碼 | 1086407[1] |
Monroe Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, 俄亥俄州, 美國. The 2000 census found 2,427 people in the township.[3]
地理
[編輯]Located in the center of the county, 與以下鎮區接壤：
- Pike Township - 北
- Brown Township - 北east corner
- Howard Township - 東
- Harrison Township - 東南 corner, east of College Township
- College Township - 東南, 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
[編輯]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
[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[8]，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.
- ^ 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.