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East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio
East Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,527 people in the township, 5,528 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Green Township - north * Baughman Township - northeast corner * Sugar Creek Township - east * Paint Township - southeast corner * Salt Creek Township - south * Franklin Township - southwest * Wooster Township - west * Wayne Township - northwest corner The village of Apple Creek is located in southern East Union Township. Name and history East Union Township was established in 1814, and named after Union, Maine Union is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,383 at the 2020 census. It is home to the Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage and annual Union Fair. History Union was part of a tract of land called the Muscongus Pate ..., the native home of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union, Maine
Union is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,383 at the 2020 census. It is home to the Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage and annual Union Fair. History Union was part of a tract of land called the Muscongus Patent, a grant made March 2, 1629 by the Plymouth Council to John Beauchamp and Thomas Leverett. About 1720, it was purchased by General Samuel Waldo of Boston and thereafter called the Waldo Patent. The first white settlers by the names of Anderson, Malcolm, and Crawford, arrived in 1772. The town was settled on July 19, 1774 and named Taylor Town after the original purchaser and settler, Dr. John Taylor from Lunenburg, Massachusetts. Dr. John Taylor purchased Union for £1,000. On May 3, 1786, it was organized as the Plantation of Sterlingtown, and on October 20, 1786 the town was incorporated and named Union. Washington was formed from a portion of Union in 1811. Agriculture was the principal business, and on October 5, 1869 the North Kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Wayne Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,005 people in the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Canaan Township - north * Milton Township - northeast corner * Green Township - east * East Union Township - southeast corner * Wooster Township - south * Plain Township - southwest corner * Chester Township - west * Congress Township - northwest corner The city of Wooster, the county seat of Wayne County, occupies much of southern Wayne Township. Name and history It is one of twenty Wayne 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, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Wooster Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,250 people in the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Wayne Township - north * Green Township - northeast corner * East Union Township - east * Franklin Township - south * Clinton Township - southwest corner * Plain Township - west * Chester Township - northwest corner Much of Wooster Township is occupied by the city of Wooster, the county seat of Wayne County. Honeytown is an unincorporated community in the east of the township, just north of Apple Creek. Name and history It is the only Wooster Township 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Franklin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,485 people in the township. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Wooster Township - north * East Union Township - northeast * Salt Creek Township - east * Salt Creek Township, Holmes County - southeast corner * Prairie Township, Holmes County - south * Ripley Township, Holmes County - southwest corner * Clinton Township - west * Plain Township - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Franklin Township. Name and history It is one of twenty-one Franklin 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, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Salt Creek Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,542 people in the township. Demographics In 2000, 20.9% of Salt Creek residents identified as being of Pennsylvania German heritage. This was the highest percentage of Pennsylvania Germans of any place in the United States, Pennsylvania included. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * East Union Township - north * Sugar Creek Township - northeast corner * Paint Township - east * Paint Township, Holmes County - southeast corner * Salt Creek Township, Holmes County - south * Prairie Township, Holmes County - southwest corner * Franklin Township - west The village of Fredericksburg is located in southwestern Salt Creek Township. Name and history It is one of five Salt Creek Townships statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paint Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Paint Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,823 people in the township, 2,577 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Sugar Creek Township - north * Sugar Creek Township, Stark County - east * Paint Township, Holmes County - south * Salt Creek Township, Holmes County - southwest corner * Salt Creek Township - west * East Union Township - northwest corner The village of Mount Eaton is located in central Paint Township. Name and history Paint Township most likely was named for a local spring where the water was imparted with a reddish hue. It is one of six Paint 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugar Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Sugar Creek Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 7,187 people in the township. Geography Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Baughman Township - north * Tuscarawas Township, Stark County - east * Sugar Creek Township, Stark County - southeast * Paint Township - south * Salt Creek Township - southwest corner * Green Township - northwest corner * East Union Township - west The village of Dalton is located in northern Sugar Creek Township, and the unincorporated community of Kidron lies in the southwestern part of the township. Name and history It is one of five Sugar Creek Townships statewide. The first settler in Sugar Creek township was James Goudy in 1808. He established a lumber mill along the banks of Sugar Creek in the northeast part of Sugar Creek township. “Brief Historical Memento of Dalton, Ohio”, August 8, 1940, Carl Lawrence and Dean Norris, pgs. 5 & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baughman Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Baughman Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,699 people in the township, 2,873 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Chippewa Township - north * Lawrence Township, Stark County - east * Tuscarawas Township, Stark County - southeast * Sugar Creek Township - south * East Union Township - southwest corner * Green Township - west * Milton Township - northwest corner Parts of two municipalities are located in Baughman Township: the village of Marshallville in the north, and the city of Orrville in the west. Name and history It is the only Baughman Township nationwide. 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 elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Green Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 12,194 people in the township, 7,078 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Milton Township - north * Chippewa Township - northeast corner * Baughman Township - east * Sugar Creek Township - southeast corner * East Union Township - south * Wooster Township - southwest corner * Wayne Township - west * Canaan Township - northwest corner Two municipalities are located in Green Township: part of the city of Orrville in the east, and the village of Smithville in the west. Name and history It is one of sixteen Green 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 presidentia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public universities in the United States. Founded in 1870 as the state's land-grant university and the ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862, Ohio State was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College and focused on various agricultural and mechanical disciplines, but it developed into a comprehensive university under the direction of then-Governor and later U.S. president Rutherford B. Hayes, and in 1878, the Ohio General Assembly passed a law changing the name to "the Ohio State University" and broadening the scope of the university. Admission standards tightened and became greatly more selective throughout the 2000s and 2010s. Ohio State's political science department and faculty have greatly contri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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