User:Addis-Bot/township/Category:Townships in Ohio by county/Prairie Township, Franklin County, Ohio
| Prairie Township, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Location of Prairie Township in Franklin County. | |
| 国家 | 美国 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 县 | Franklin |
| 面积 | |
| • 总计 | 20.6 平方英里（53.3 平方公里） |
| • 陸地 | 20.6 平方英里（53.3 平方公里） |
| • 水域 | 0.0 平方英里（0.0 平方公里） |
| 海拔[1] | 919 英尺（280 公尺） |
| 人口（2000年） | |
| • 總計 | 17,118人 |
| • 密度 | 831.2人/平方英里（320.9人/平方公里） |
| 时区 | 东部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏时制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代码 | 39-64570[2] |
| 地名信息系统特征识别码 | 1086113[1] |
Prairie Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, 俄亥俄州, 美国. The 2000 census found 17,118 people in the township, 17,058 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, and 60 of whom lived in the now-defunct village of New Rome.[3]
地理
Located in the western part of the county, the township consists of several parts:
- Most of the original township, in the west
- A moderately-sized piece, in the northeast
- A small piece, in the southwest corner
- Several small islands, in the far northeast
These various parts have the following borders:
- The city of Columbus surrounds the small islands and lies to the east of the main original piece, to the north, south, and west of the northeastern piece, and to the north and west of the southeastern piece
- To the east, the moderately-sized piece in the northeast borders Franklin Township.
- The small southeastern piece borders Jackson Township to the east.
- The main original piece borders:
- Brown Township - 北
- Norwich Township - 北east
- Pleasant Township - 南
- Jefferson Township, Madison County - 西
Most of eastern Prairie Township is occupied by the city of Columbus, the county seat of Franklin County. Several populated places are located in the unincorporated areas of the township:
- The unincorporated community of Galloway, in the south
- The former village, now unincorporated community, of New Rome, in the east
- Part of the census-designated place of Lake Darby, in the northwest
- The census-designated place of Lincoln Village, in the northeast
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Prairie Township is located in Holmes County.
Prairie Township was organized in 1819.[4]
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[5]，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。
教育
Some areas of this township are in the Hilliard City School District.[6]
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.
- ^ Kilbourn, John. The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright: 381. 1833 [12 December 2013].
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ "Facts & Figures" (Archive). Hilliard City School District. Retrieved on June 14, 2014.
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