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Malta Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Malta Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,686 people in the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Bloom Township - north * Morgan Township - east * Windsor Township - southeast * Penn Township - south * Union Township - southwest * Deerfield Township - west The village of Malta is located along the eastern edge of Malta Township, along the Muskingum River and across from the county seat of McConnelsville. Name and history It is the only Malta 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 also an elected township fiscal officer, [...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 (United States), county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England town, New England, Political subdivisions of New York State#Town, New York, as well as Political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Town, 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 Wiktionary:autonomy, autonomy vary in each U.S. state, state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide, especially in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois, and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloom Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Bloom Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 962 people in the township. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Blue Rock Township, Muskingum County - north * Meigs Township, Muskingum County - northeast corner * Bristol Township - east * Morgan Township - south * Malta Township - southwest, east of Deerfield Township * Deerfield Township - southwest, west of Malta Township * York Township - west * Harrison Township, Muskingum County - northwest No municipalities are located in Bloom Township. Name and history Statewide, other Bloom Townships are located in Fairfield, Scioto, Seneca, and Wood 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) 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. The state also publishes the full contents of the ORonline Users can request a real-time, certified download of any particular page: a PDF generates with a seal certifying its authenticity. History The ''Ohio Revised Code'' replaced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McConnelsville, Ohio
McConnelsville is a village in and the county seat of Morgan County, Ohio, United States, on the east bank of the Muskingum River. Located southeast of Zanesville and northwest of Marietta, the population was 1,667 at the 2020 census. History McConnelsville was laid out in 1817 in Morgan Township, and named after Robert McConnell, the original owner of the town site. Geography File:Morgan County Veterans' Memorial Bridge.jpg, Morgan County Veterans Memorial Bridge Image:McConnelsville Ohio Main Street.jpg, Main Street in McConnelsville in 2007 Image:Morgan County Courthouse Ohio.jpg, Morgan County Courthouse in 2007 File:Muskingum River Lock No 7.jpg, Muskingum River Lock No. 7 McConnelsville is located on the east bank of the Muskingum River, opposite Malta. There are two bridges across the river, on 3rd and 7th streets, the latter forming part of State Route 78. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equivalent term, shire town, is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions. Canada In Canada, the Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below the provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. China County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in the China, People's Republic of China. They have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty. The number of counties in China proper g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muskingum River
The Muskingum River ( ; ) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. An important commercial route in the 19th century, it flows generally southward through the eastern hill country of Ohio. Via the Ohio, it is part of the Mississippi River drainage basin, watershed. The river is navigable for much of its length through a series of locks and dams. Course The Muskingum is formed at Coshocton, Ohio, Coshocton in east-central Ohio by the confluence of the Walhonding River, Walhonding and Tuscarawas River, Tuscarawas rivers. It flows in a meandering course southward past Conesville, Ohio, Conesville and Dresden, Ohio, Dresden to Zanesville, Ohio, Zanesville, and then southeastward past South Zanesville, Ohio, South Zanesville, Philo, Ohio, Philo, Gaysport, Ohio, Gaysport, Malta, Ohio, Malta, McConnelsville, Ohio, McConnelsville, Beverly, Ohio, Beverly, Lowell, Ohio, Lowell, Stockport, Ohio, Stockport and Devola, Ohio, Devola. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malta, Ohio
Malta is a village in Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 559 at the 2020 census. History Malta was laid out in 1816. The village was named after the European island of Malta. Geography Malta is located on the west side of the Muskingum River, opposite McConnelsville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 671 people, 278 households, and 174 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 305 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 91.1% White, 4.0% African American, 0.1% from other races, and 4.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population. There were 278 households, of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no hus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deerfield Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Deerfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 839 people in the township. Geography Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * York Township - north * Bloom Township - northeast * Malta Township - east * Union Township - south * Monroe Township, Perry County - southwest corner * Bearfield Township, Perry County - west No municipalities are located in Deerfield Township. Name and history Statewide, other Deerfield Townships are located in Portage Portage or portaging ( CA: ; ) is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water. A path where items are regularly carried between bodies of water is also called a '' ..., Ross, and Warren 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 beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 638 people in the township. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Deerfield Township - north * Malta Township - northeast * Penn Township - east * Marion Township - southeast * Homer Township - south * Monroe Township, Perry County - west * Bearfield Township, Perry County - northwest No municipalities are located in Union Township. Name and history It is one of twenty-seven Union 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] |
Penn Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Penn Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 656 people in the township. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Malta Township - north * Windsor Township - east * Marion Township - south * Union Township - west No municipalities are located in Penn Township. Name and history Statewide, the only other Penn Township is located in Highland County. 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] |
Windsor Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Windsor Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,897 people in the township. Geography Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Meigsville Township - north * Center Township - northeast * Waterford Township, Washington County - east * Watertown Township, Washington County - southeast, north of Palmer Township * Palmer Township, Washington County - southeast, south of Watertown Township * Wesley Township, Washington County - south * Marion Township - southwest * Penn Township - west * Malta Township - northwest, west of Morgan Township * Morgan Township - northwest, east of Malta Township The village of Stockport is located in western Windsor Township. Name and history Statewide, other Windsor Townships are located in Ashtabula and Lawrence counties. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Morgan Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,287 people in the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Bloom Township - north * Bristol Township - northeast * Meigsville Township - east * Windsor Township - southeast * Malta Township - west Much of Morgan Township is occupied by McConnelsville, the county seat and largest village of Morgan County. Name and history It is one of six Morgan 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] |
