Harlan Township, Warren County, Ohio
Harlan Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the southeast corner of the county. The population was 4,929 as of the 2020 census. Geography Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Washington Township - north * Vernon Township, Clinton County - northeast * Marion Township, Clinton County - east * Wayne Township, Clermont County - southeast * Goshen Township, Clermont County - southwest * Hamilton Township - west * Salem Township - northwest The two tiny villages of Butlerville and Pleasant Plain are located in Harlan Township, as well as the unincorporated community of Level. Name and history The only Harlan Township statewide, it is named for Aaron Harlan of Xenia, a member of the Ohio General Assembly that created the township and who formerly represented the area in Congress. Harlan Township was organized in 1860. It was created by the Ohio General Assembly by the A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marion Township, Clinton County, Ohio
Marion Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 5,520 people living in the township. Geography Located in the southwest corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Vernon Township - north * Washington Township - northeast * Jefferson Township - east * Perry Township, Brown County - south * Wayne Township, Clermont County - southwest * Harlan Township, Warren County - west The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District. Most of the village of Blanchester is located in western Marion Township. Name and history Marion Township was established in 1830. It is one of twelve Marion Townships statewide. Historic population figures 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Corwin Township, Warren County, Ohio
Salem Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, located in the central part of the county. The population was 5,215 at the 2020 census. It is the second smallest township in the county with 13,459 acres (54 km). It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Washington Township - northeast * Harlan Township - southeast * Hamilton Township - southwest * Union Township - west * Turtlecreek Township - northwest It is bisected by the Little Miami River. The village of Morrow lies entirely within the township. History Salem Township was established June 8, 1818 from Hamilton Township and originally consisted of the part of Salem south of the Little Miami and what is now Harlan Township. By a special act of the Ohio General Assembly of March 16, 1860, Harlan Township was separated from it and Salem was renamed Corwin Township. Later that year the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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United States Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a governor's appointment. Congress has 535 voting members: 100 senators and 435 representatives. The U.S. vice president has a vote in the Senate only when senators are evenly divided. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members. The sitting of a Congress is for a two-year term, at present, beginning every other January. Elections are held every even-numbered year on Election Day. The members of the House of Representatives are elected for the two-year term of a Congress. The Reapportionment Act of 1929 establishes that there be 435 representatives and the Uniform Congressional Redistricting Act requires ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ohio General Assembly
The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate. Both houses of the General Assembly meet at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. Legislative agencies The Legislative Service Commission is one of several legislative agencies. It serves as a source for legal expertise and staffing and drafts proposed legislation, also helps serve as an advertisement to the general public as to what is happening inside the assembly. History The General Assembly first convened in Chillicothe, then the Ohio capital, on March 1, 1803. The second constitution of Ohio, effective in 1851, took away the power of the General Assembly to choose the state's executive officers, granting that right to the voters. A complicated formula apportioned legislators to Ohio counties and the number of seats in the legislative houses varied from year-to-year. ''The Ohio Politics Almanac'' by Michael ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Xenia, Ohio
Xenia ( ) is a city in southwestern Ohio and the county seat of Greene County, Ohio, United States. It is east of Dayton and is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the Miami Valley region. The name comes from the Greek language, Greek word Xenia (Greek), Xenia (ξενία), which means "hospitality". As of the 2020 United States census, United States Census 2020, the city had a population of 25,441. As of the United States Census 2010, Xenia is the third-largest city by population in Greene County, behind Fairborn, Ohio, Fairborn and Beavercreek, Ohio, Beavercreek. At the geographical center of the county, it is the county seat and houses the County Courthouse, County Sheriff's Department, Jail, and other regional departments. History Xenia was founded in 1803, the same year Ohio was admitted to the Union. In that year, European-American pioneer John Paul (pioneer), John Paul bought of land from Thomas and Elizabeth Richardson of Hanover County, Vir ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aaron Harlan
Aaron Harlan (September 8, 1802 – January 8, 1868) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, cousin of Andrew Jackson Harlan. Born in Warren County, Ohio, Harlan attended a public school and later attended a law school. He was admitted to the bar and began practice in Xenia, Ohio, in 1825. He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1832 and 1833, and he served in the Ohio Senate in 1838, 1839, and 1849. He moved to a farm near Yellow Springs, Ohio in 1841 and continued the practice of law. He was a Presidential elector in 1844 for Clay/ Frelinghuysen. Taylor 1899 : 255 He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1850. He served as member of the board of trustees of Antioch College in 1852. Harlan was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress, reelected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, and elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1859). He was an unsuccessful c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Level, Ohio
Level is an unincorporated community in southern Harlan Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, which in the 19th century was a station on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad and had its own post office, since closed. According to the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), an alternate name for this community is ''Windsor''. Level was not officially plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bea ...ted. A post office called Level was established in 1834, and remained in operation until 1905. References Unincorporated communities in Warren County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{WarrenCountyOH-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pleasant Plain, Ohio
Pleasant Plain is a village in Harlan Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. The population was 154 at the 2010 census. History Pleasant Plain was originally called New Columbia, and under the latter name was laid out in 1852. Was founded by Samuel Craig. A post office has been in operation at Pleasant Plain since 1851. Geography Pleasant Plain is located at (39.279783, -84.109250). 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 154 people, 58 households, and 42 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 61 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.4% White, 1.9% African American, and 0.6% from two or more races. There were 58 households, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband pres ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Butlerville, Ohio
Butlerville is a village in central Harlan Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, located in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 155 at the 2020 census. The village is in the Little Miami Local School District. Telephone service is provided through the Butlerville exchange and mail is delivered through the Pleasant Plain post office. History Butlerville was platted in 1838 when a new turnpike was extended to that point. The village was named for its founder, Abram B. Butler. Butlerville incorporated as a village in 1851. A post office was established at Butlerville in 1833, and remained in operation until 1905. Geography Butlerville is located at (39.302758, -84.088919). 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 163 people, 56 households, and 41 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 60 housing units at ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Salem Township, Warren County, Ohio
Salem Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, located in the central part of the county. The population was 5,215 at the 2020 census. It is the second smallest township in the county with 13,459 acres (54 km). It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Washington Township - northeast * Harlan Township - southeast * Hamilton Township - southwest * Union Township - west * Turtlecreek Township - northwest It is bisected by the Little Miami River. The village of Morrow lies entirely within the township. History Salem Township was established June 8, 1818 from Hamilton Township and originally consisted of the part of Salem south of the Little Miami and what is now Harlan Township. By a special act of the Ohio General Assembly of March 16, 1860, Harlan Township was separated from it and Salem was renamed Corwin Township. Later that year the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |