User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio
| Plain Township, Franklin County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| 镇区 | |
 Location of Plain Township in Franklin County. | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Franklin |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 21.3 平方英里（55.2 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 21.3 平方英里（55.2 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.0 平方英里（0.0 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 1,027 英尺（313 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 5,926人 |
| • 密度 | 278.1人/平方英里（107.4人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代码 | 39-62974[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086111[1] |
| 網站 | www.plaintownship.org |
Plain Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 5,926 people in the township, 2,215 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
地理
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it consists of a large section in the north and east and several small "islands" in the southwest. While the islands are surrounded by the city of Columbus, the large section borders the following townships and cities:
- Harlem Township, Delaware County - 北
- Monroe Township, Licking County - 北east corner
- Jersey Township, Licking County - 东
- Pataskala - 东南 corner
- Jefferson Township - 南
- Columbus - 南west
- Blendon Township - 西
- Genoa Township, Delaware County - 北west corner
Two municipalities are located in Plain Township:
- Part of the city of Columbus, in the southwest
- The village of New Albany, in the center
The northern part of Plain Township is situated in the headwaters of the Rocky Fork Creek, a tributary of the Big Walnut Creek.[4] From north to south, the Fancher Run, Schleppi Run, Bevelheimer Run, and Sugar Run of the Rocky Fork Creek wind through the township. Blacklick Creek runs from the northeast part of the township, south through New Albany, and on to the southeast section of the township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Plain Townships are located in Stark, Wayne, and Wood counties.
Plain Township was organized in 1810.[5]
In 1970 Plain Township stetched five miles (8 km) by five miles, with the only exception to its being a full 25平方英里（65平方公里） being the fairly small town of New Albany. The southeast part of the township has since mainly become part of New Albany while the southwest has been annexed by Columbus.
政府
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
- ^ 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].
- ^ Franklin County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ http://www.morpc.org/pdf/Rocky_Fork_Creek_Watershed_Action_Plan_6-09.pdf
- ^ Kilbourn, John. The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright: 374. 1833 [12 December 2013].
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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