使用者:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio
| Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 鎮區 | |
 Wood Old Homestead, the Bob Evans Farm | |
 Location of Raccoon Township in Gallia County | |
| 國家 | 美國 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 縣 | Gallia |
| 面積 | |
| • 總計 | 37.7 平方英里（97.5 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 37.3 平方英里（96.6 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.4 平方英里（0.9 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 669 英尺（204 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 2,302人 |
| • 密度 | 61.7人/平方英里（23.8人/平方公里） |
| 時區 | 東部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏時制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代碼 | 39-65228[2] |
| 地名信息系統特徵識別碼 | 1086144[1] |
Raccoon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, 俄亥俄州, 美國. The 2000 census found 2,302 people in the township, 1,253 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
地理
[編輯]Located in the northwestern part of the county, 與以下鎮區接壤：
- Huntington Township - 北
- Morgan Township - 北east corner
- Springfield Township - 東
- Green Township - 東南 corner
- Perry Township - 南
- Madison Township, Jackson County - 西
- Bloomfield Township, Jackson County - 北west corner
Raccoon Creek forms its eastern border.
Two villages are located in Raccoon Township: Centerville, the smallest village in the county, in the west; and Rio Grande, the second largest village in the county, in the south.
Name and history
[編輯]It is the only Raccoon Township statewide.[4]
Raccoon Township was organized in 1806. In 1833, the township contained four gristmills, four saw mills, two carding machines, a fulling mill, and two distilleries.[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].
- ^ Gallia County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ 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: 386. 1833 [12 December 2013].
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.