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Marion Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Marion Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,097. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following municipalities: * Cass Township - north * Washington Township - northeast corner * Biglick Township - east * Amanda Township - southeast * Jackson Township - south * Eagle Township - southwest corner *City of Findlay - west (the county seat) * Allen Township - northwest Name and history It is one of twelve Marion Townships statewide. Marion Township was organized in 1833. The township was probably named for Francis Marion, a general in the American Revolutionary War who was also known as the Swamp Fox. 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 ... [...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] |
Washington Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Washington Township is one of the seventeen civil township, townships of Hancock County, Ohio, Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 4,353. Geography Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: *Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio, Perry Township, Wood County - north *Jackson Township, Seneca County, Ohio, Jackson Township, Seneca County - northeast corner *Loudon Township, Seneca County, Ohio, Loudon Township, Seneca County - east *Big Spring Township, Ohio, Big Spring Township, Seneca County - southeast corner *Biglick Township, Ohio, Biglick Township - south *Marion Township, Hancock County, Ohio, Marion Township - southwest corner *Cass Township, Hancock County, Ohio, Cass Township - west *Bloom Township, Wood County, Ohio, Bloom Township, Wood County - northwest corner Two municipalities are located in Washington Township: part of the city of Fostoria, Ohio, Fostoria in ... [...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] |
Francis Marion
Brigadier general (United States), Brigadier General Francis Marion ( 1732 – February 27, 1795), also known as the "Swamp Fox", was an American military officer, planter, and politician who served during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War. During the American Revolution, Marion supported the Patriot (American Revolution), Patriot cause and enlisted in the Continental Army, fighting against Kingdom of Great Britain, British forces in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War from 1780 to 1781. Though he never commanded a field army or served as a commander in a major engagement, Marion's use of irregular warfare against the British has led him to be considered one of the fathers of Guerrilla warfare, guerrilla and maneuver warfare, and his tactics form a part of the modern-day military doctrine of the United States Army, U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment. Early life Francis Marion was born in Berkeley County, Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Township, Ohio (other)
Marion Township, Ohio may refer to: * Marion Township, Allen County, Ohio * Marion Township, Clinton County, Ohio * Marion Township, Fayette County, Ohio * Marion Township, Franklin County, Ohio (defunct, now part of Columbus) * Marion Township, Hancock County, Ohio * Marion Township, Hardin County, Ohio * Marion Township, Henry County, Ohio * Marion Township, Hocking County, Ohio * Marion Township, Marion County, Ohio * Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio * Marion Township, Morgan County, Ohio * Marion Township, Noble County, Ohio * Marion Township, Pike County, Ohio {{Place name disambiguation Ohio township disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Allen Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,754. Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Bloom Township, Wood County - northeast * Cass Township - east * Marion Township - southeast * Liberty Township - southwest * Portage Township - west * Henry Township, Wood County - northwest Several populated places are located in Allen Township: *Part of Findlay, a city and the county seat of Hancock County, in the south * Van Buren, a village in the north * Mortimer, an unincorporated community in the center Name and history Statewide, other Allen Townships are located in Darke, Ottawa, and Union 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 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] |
Findlay, Ohio
Findlay ( ) is a city in Hancock County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The second-largest city in Northwest Ohio, Findlay lies about 40 miles (64 km) south of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo. Its population was 40,313 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The principal city of the Micropolitan statistical area, Findlay micropolitan area, it is home to the University of Findlay and the headquarters of Fortune 100, ''Fortune'' 100 company Marathon Petroleum. History In the War of 1812, Colonel James Findlay (Cincinnati mayor), James Findlay of Cincinnati built a road and a stockade to transport and shelter troops in the Great Black Swamp region. This stockade was named Fort Findlay in his honor. At the conclusion of the war, the community of Findlay was born. The first town lots were laid out in 1821 by future Ohio Governor Joseph Vance (Ohio politician), Joseph Vance and Elnathan Corry. Before the American Civil War, Civil War, Findlay was a stop for Slavery in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Eagle Township is one of the seventeen civil township, townships of Hancock County, Ohio, Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census the population was 1,084. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: *Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio, Liberty Township - north *Marion Township, Hancock County, Ohio, Marion Township - northeast corner *Jackson Township, Hancock County, Ohio, Jackson Township - east *Madison Township, Hancock County, Ohio, Madison Township - southeast *Van Buren Township, Hancock County, Ohio, Van Buren Township - south *Orange Township, Hancock County, Ohio, Orange Township - southwest corner *Union Township, Hancock County, Ohio, Union Township - west *Blanchard Township, Hancock County, Ohio, Blanchard Township - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Eagle Township. Name and history Statewide, other Eagle Townships are located in Eagle Township, Brown Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Jackson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,031. Name and history It is one of thirty-seven Jackson Townships statewide. Jackson Township was organized in 1829 and named for Andrew Jackson, who had been elected President of the United States the previous year. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Marion Township—north * Amanda Township—east * Delaware Township—southeast * Madison Township—southwest * Eagle Township—west * Liberty Township—northwest corner No municipalities are located in Jackson Township. 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 towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Amanda Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,036. 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, Thompson became Hancock County's first Justice of the Peace. Thomp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biglick Township, Ohio
Biglick Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,184. Geography Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Washington Township - north * Loudon Township, Seneca County - northeast corner * Big Spring Township, Seneca County - east * Crawford Township, Wyandot County - southeast corner * Ridge Township, Wyandot County - south * Amanda Township - southwest * Marion Township - west * Cass Township - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Biglick Township. Name and history The township was named after numerous salt licks that had been present near the center of the township. It is the only Biglick 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 elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
