用戶: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. | |
| 國家 | 美國 |
| 州份 | 俄亥俄州 |
| 縣 | Franklin |
| 面積 | |
| • 總計 | 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） |
| 時區 | 東部（EST）（UTC-5） |
| • 夏時制 | EDT（UTC-4） |
| FIPS代碼 | 39-64570[2] |
| 地名信息系統特徵識別碼 | 1086113[1] |
Prairie Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, 俄亥俄州, 美國. 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
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[5]，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。
教育
Some areas of this township are in the Hilliard City School District.[6]
參考資料
- ^ 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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