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Homer Township, Medina County, Ohio
Homer Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,606 people in the township. Geography Located in the part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Spencer Township - north * Chatham Township - northeast corner * Harrisville Township - east * Congress Township, Wayne County - southeast * Jackson Township, Ashland County - southwest * Sullivan Township, Ashland County - west * Huntington Township, Lorain County - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Homer Township, although the unincorporated community of Homerville lies at the center of the township. Name and history Homer Township was established in 1839, and named after Homer, an ancient Greek poet. Statewide, the only other Homer Township is located in Morgan 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 followin ... [...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] |
Spencer Township, Medina County, Ohio
Spencer Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,812 people in the township. Geography Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Penfield Township, Lorain County - north * Litchfield Township - northeast corner * Chatham Township - east * Harrisville Township - southeast corner * Homer Township - south * Sullivan Township, Ashland County - southwest corner * Huntington Township, Lorain County - west * Wellington Township, Lorain County - northwest corner The village of Spencer is located in central Spencer Township. The Spencer Lake Wildlife Area is a 618-acre public hunting and fishing park featuring wetlands and a dog training area surrounding an artificial lake constructed in 1961, and rebuilt and enlarged in 1986. The park lies two miles east of the village of Spencer. Name and history Spencer Township has the name of Calvin Spencer, who helped build a school in exchange ... [...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] |
Homer Township, Morgan County, Ohio
Homer Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,006 people in the township. Geography Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Union Township - north * Marion Township - east * Bern Township, Athens County - southeast corner * Ames Township, Athens County - south * Dover Township, Athens County - southwest corner * Trimble Township, Athens County - west * Monroe Township, Perry County - northwest No municipalities are located in Homer Township. Name and history Statewide, the only other Homer Township is located in Medina 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] |
Homer
Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Despite doubts about his authorship, Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history. The ''Iliad'' centers on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles during the last year of the Trojan War. The ''Odyssey'' chronicles the ten-year journey of Odysseus, king of Homer's Ithaca, Ithaca, back to his home after the fall of Troy. The epics depict man's struggle, the ''Odyssey'' especially so, as Odysseus perseveres through the punishment of the gods. The poems are in Homeric Greek, also known as Epic Greek, a literary language that shows a mixture of features of the Ionic Greek, Ionic and Aeolic Greek, Aeolic dialects from different centuries; the predominant influence is Eastern Ionic. Most researchers believe that the poems w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, but many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area. 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 go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huntington Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Huntington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ..., United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,361. Geography Located in southeastern Lorain County, it borders the following townships: * Wellington Township - north * Penfield Township - northeast corner * Spencer Township, Medina County - east * Homer Township, Medina County - southeast corner * Sullivan Township, Ashland County - south * Troy Township, Ashland County - southwest corner * Rochester Township - west * Brighton Township - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Huntington Township. Name and history Huntington Township was established in 1822, and named after Huntington, Connecticut, the native home of an early s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Sullivan Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,620 at the 2020 census. Geography Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Huntington Township, Lorain County – north * Spencer Township, Medina County – northeast corner * Homer Township, Medina County – east * Jackson Township – southeast * Orange Township – southwest * Troy Township – west * Rochester Township, Lorain County – northwest corner No municipalities are located in Sullivan Township, although the unincorporated community of Sullivan is located in the center of the township. Name and history Sullivan Township was organized in 1819 as part of Medina County, and then became part of Lorain County in December 1822. It was added to Ashland County when it was formed on February 24, 1846 from portions of Huron, Lorain, Richland, and Wayne counties. It is the only Sullivan Township statewide. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Jackson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,884 at the 2020 census. Geography Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Homer Township, Medina County - northeast * Congress Township, Wayne County - east * Chester Township, Wayne County - southeast corner * Perry Township - south * Montgomery Township - southwest * Orange Township - west * Sullivan Township - northwest The village of Polk is located in western Jackson Township, and the census-designated place of Cinnamon Lake, built around a reservoir of the same name, lies in the township's north. Name and history Jackson Township was organized in 1819. It is one of thirty-seven Jackson 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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Congress Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,439 people in the township. Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Harrisville Township, Medina County - north * Canaan Township - east * Wayne Township - southeast corner * Chester Township - south * Perry Township, Ashland County - southwest corner * Jackson Township, Ashland County - west * Homer Township, Medina County - northwest Three villages are located in Congress Township: *Part of Burbank, in the northeast *Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ..., in the south * West Salem, in the northwest Name and history Statewide, the only other Congress Township is located in Morrow County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrisville Township, Medina County, Ohio
Harrisville Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,717 people in the township. Geography Located in the southwest part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Chatham Township - north * Lafayette Township - northeast corner * Westfield Township - east * Canaan Township, Wayne County - southeast * Congress Township, Wayne County - south * Homer Township - west * Spencer Township - northwest corner The village of Lodi is located in central Harrisville Township. Name and history It is the only Harrisville 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] |
Chatham Township, Ohio
Chatham Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,213 people in the township. Geography Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Litchfield Township - north * York Township - northeast corner * Lafayette Township - east * Westfield Township - southeast corner * Harrisville Township - south * Homer Township - southwest corner * Spencer Township - west * Penfield Township, Lorain County - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Chatham Township. Name and history Chatham Township was founded in 1818. Named after Chatham, in England, it is the only Chatham Township in Ohio. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to four-year terms 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 e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
