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Amanda Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Amanda Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,706, up from 2,429 people at the 2000 census. Of the total township population, 1,969 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township Geography Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Bloom Township - north * Greenfield Township - northeast corner * Hocking Township - east * Madison Township - southeast corner * Clearcreek Township - south * Washington Township, Pickaway County - southwest * Walnut Township, Pickaway County - west * Madison Township, Pickaway County - northwest corner The village of Amanda is located in southeastern Amanda Township, and the unincorporated community of Royalton lies in the northern part of the township. Name and history Amanda Township took its name from Fort Amanda. Statewide, other Amanda Townships are located in Allen and Hancock counties. Government The to ...
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Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships. Township functions are generally overseen by a governing board (the name varies from state to state) and a clerk, trustee, or mayor (in New Jersey and the metro townships of Utah). Township officers frequently include justice of ...
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Greenfield Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Greenfield Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 5,565, of whom 5,027 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Liberty Township - north * Pleasant Township - east * Berne Township - southeast corner * Hocking Township - south * Amanda Township - southwest corner * Bloom Township - west * Violet Township - northwest corner Parts of two municipalities are located in Greenfield Township: the city of Lancaster, the county seat of Fairfield County, in the southeast; and the village of Carroll in the northwest. Name and history Greenfield Township was established in 1805 and named after Greenfield Hill, a historic neighborhood in Fairfield, Connecticut, which the county was named after. Statewide, other Greenfield Townships are located in Gallia and Huron counties. Government The township is gov ...
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Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the General Assembly is the ''Laws of Ohio''; the ''Ohio Revised Code'' is only a reference. The ''Ohio Revised Code'' is not officially printed, but there are several unofficial but certified (by the Ohio Secretary of State) commercial publications: ''Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated'' and ''Page's Ohio Revised Code Annotated'' are annotated, while ''Anderson's Ohio Revised Code Unannotated'' is not. ''Baldwin's'' is available online from Westlaw and ''Page's'' is available online from LexisNexis. History The ''Ohio Revised Code'' replaced the ''Ohio General Code'' in 1953.http://www.lexisnexis.com/infopro/zimmerman/disp.aspx?z=1794. ''URL accessed 15 September 2006.'' However the current organization and form of the ''Ohio Revised Code' ...
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Amanda Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Amanda Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,024, 665 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Biglick Township – north * Ridge Township, Wyandot County – east * Richland Township, Wyandot County – southeast * Delaware Township – southwest * Jackson Township – west * Marion Township – northwest The village of Vanlue is located in northeastern Amanda Township. Name and history Statewide, other Amanda Townships are located in Allen and Fairfield counties. Amanda Township was first settled on February 25, 1822, by Thomas Thompson.''History of Hancock County, Ohio'', Chicago: Warner, Beers, 1886, p. 357 Thompson built a cabin in 1823 and planted the township's first crop that year. He brought his family to the township from Pickaway County in 1824. In 1829, Thom ...
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Amanda Township, Allen County, Ohio
Amanda Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,061. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Marion Township – north * American Township – northeast * Shawnee Township – southeast * Logan Township, Auglaize County – south * Spencer Township – west No municipalities are located in Amanda Township. Name and history Statewide, other Amanda Townships are located in Fairfield and Hancock counties. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,§503.24
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Royalton, Ohio
Royalton is an unincorporated community in northern Amanda Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. History Royalton was laid out in 1810. An early variant name was Tobytown. A post office was established at Royalton in 1818, and remained in operation until 1909. Geography The village lies at the intersection of Royalton and Amanda-Northern Roads. Located in the west of the county, it lies approximately west of central Lancaster (the county seat of Fairfield County) and north of the village of Amanda. The nearest body of running water is a small creek, which eventually empties into the Hocking River The Hocking River (formerly the Hockhocking River) is a right tributary of the Ohio River in southeastern Ohio in the United States. The Hocking flows mostly on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau, but its headwaters are in a glaciated region. ....DeLorme. ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. 5th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 1999, pp.68-69. . File:Silas Allen's 1810 Royalton ...
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Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or List of uninhabited regions, uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local government in Aus ...
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Amanda, Ohio
Amanda is a village in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. The population was 737 at the 2010 census. Amanda was the birthplace of Thomas Sterling, a Republican in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1925. History Amanda was founded around 1830, but development would not begin in earnest until 1850 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office has been in operation at Amanda since 1832. Geography Amanda is located at (39.650042, -82.743199). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 737 people, 270 households, and 205 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 295 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% White, 0.9% African American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.4% of the population. ...
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Madison Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
Madison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,461 people in the township. Geography Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Madison Township, Franklin County - north * Bloom Township, Fairfield County - east * Amanda Township, Fairfield County - southeast corner * Walnut Township - south * Harrison Township - west * Hamilton Township, Franklin County - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Madison Township. Slate Run, a tributary to the Scioto River, runs through Madison Township. The township is home to the 1,705-acre Slate Run Metro Park. Name and history It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one ...
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Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
Walnut Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,428 people in the township. Geography Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Madison Township - north * Bloom Township, Fairfield County - northeast corner * Amanda Township, Fairfield County - east * Washington Township - south * Circleville Township - southwest * Jackson Township - west * Harrison Township - northwest No municipalities are located in Walnut Township. Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve, a 178-acre nature preserve with ponds, is located in Walnut Township. Name and history Statewide, other Walnut Townships are located in Fairfield and Gallia Counties. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is ele ...
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Washington Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
Washington Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,991 people in the township. Geography Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Walnut Township - north * Amanda Township, Fairfield County - northeast * Clearcreek Township, Fairfield County - east * Salt Creek Township - southeast corner * Pickaway Township - south * Circleville Township - west Part of western Washington Township is occupied by the city of Circleville, the county seat of Pickaway County. Name and history It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,
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Clearcreek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Clearcreek Township is one of the thirteen civil township, townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census the population was 4,084. Geography Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: *Amanda Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, Amanda Township - north *Hocking Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, Hocking Township - northeast corner *Madison Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, Madison Township - east *Perry Township, Hocking County, Ohio, Perry Township, Hocking County - southeast *Salt Creek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, Salt Creek Township, Pickaway County - south *Pickaway Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, Pickaway Township, Pickaway County - southwest corner *Washington Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, Washington Township, Pickaway County - west The village of Stoutsville, Ohio, Stoutsville is located in western Clearcreek Township. Name and history Statewide, t ...
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