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Knox Township, Vinton County, Ohio
Knox Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 541 people in the township. Geography Located in the far eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Waterloo Township, Athens County: northeast * Lee Township, Athens County: east * Columbiana Township, Meigs County: southeast * Vinton Township: southwest * Madison Township: west * Brown Township: northwest No municipalities are located in Knox Township. Name and history Knox Township was organized in 1850. It was named for General Henry Knox. It is one of five Knox 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] |
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] |
Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio
Waterloo Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,352 people in the township. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: * York Township - north * Dover Township - northeast corner * Athens Township - east * Alexander Township - southeast corner * Lee Township - south * Knox Township, Vinton County - southwest corner * Brown Township, Vinton County - west * Starr Township, Hocking County - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Waterloo Township, although three unincorporated communities lie in the township: New Marshfield in the center, Carbondale in the township's northwest, and Mineral in the west-center of the township. Name and history Waterloo Township was organized in 1826. Its name commemorates the Battle of Waterloo. It is the only Waterloo Township statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elec ... [...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] |
Knox Township, Ohio (other)
Knox Township, Ohio, may refer to: * Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio * Knox Township, Guernsey County, Ohio * Knox Township, Holmes County, Ohio *Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio Knox Township is one of the fourteen civil township, townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2020, 2020 census found 4,317 people in the township. Geography Located in the northeaste ... * Knox Township, Vinton County, Ohio {{geodis Ohio township disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Knox
Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806) was an American military officer, politician, bookseller, and a Founding Father of the United States. Knox, born in Boston, became a senior general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, serving as chief of artillery in all of George Washington's campaigns. Following the war, he oversaw the War Department under the Articles of Confederation from 1785 to 1789. Washington appointed him the nation's first Secretary of War, a position which he held from 1789 to 1794. He is well known today as the namesake of Fort Knox in Kentucky, which is often conflated with the adjacent United States Bullion Depository. Knox was born and raised in Boston where he owned and operated a bookstore, cultivating an interest in military history and joining a local artillery company. He was also on the scene of the 1770 Boston Massacre. He was barely 25 when the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, but he engineered the transport of capture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Township, Vinton County, Ohio
Brown Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 255 people in the township. Geography Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Starr Township, Hocking County: north * York Township, Athens County: northeast corner * Waterloo Township, Athens County: east * Knox Township: southeast * Madison Township: south * Vinton Township: southwest corner * Swan Township: west * Washington Township, Hocking County: northwest No municipalities are located in Brown Township, although the unincorporated communities of Ingham, Moonville, and New Plymouth lie in the township's southeast, southeast, and northwest respectively. Name and history It is one of eight Brown 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison Township, Vinton County, Ohio
Madison Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 532 people in the township, 230 of whom lived in the village of Zaleski. Geography Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships: * Brown Township: north * Knox Township: east * Vinton Township: south * Clinton Township: southwest corner * Elk Township: west * Swan Township: northwest corner It is one of only two county townships without a border on another county. Zaleski, the second-smallest village in Vinton County, is located in northwestern Madison Township. Prattsville is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Vinton County, Ohio. It is located about 5 miles east of the county seat McArthur at the intersection of US 50 and State Route 278. Name and history It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio
Vinton Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 544 people in the township. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Madison Township: north * Knox Township: northeast * Columbia Township, Meigs County: east * Salem Township, Meigs County: southeast corner * Wilkesville Township: south * Milton Township, Jackson County: southwest * Clinton Township: west * Elk Township: northwest corner No municipalities are located in Vinton Township, although the unincorporated community of Oreton lies in the township's west. Name and history Like the county in which it is contained, Vinton Township was named for Samuel Finley Vinton. It is the only Vinton 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 y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Township, Meigs County, Ohio
Columbia Township is one of the twelve civil township, townships of Meigs County, Ohio, Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2020, 2020 census found 1,220 people in the township. Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: *Lee Township, Athens County, Ohio, Lee Township, Athens County - north *Alexander Township, Athens County, Ohio, Alexander Township, Athens County - northeast corner *Scipio Township, Meigs County, Ohio, Scipio Township - east *Rutland Township, Meigs County, Ohio, Rutland Township - southeast corner *Salem Township, Meigs County, Ohio, Salem Township - south *Wilkesville Township, Vinton County, Ohio, Wilkesville Township, Vinton County - southwest corner *Vinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio, Vinton Township, Vinton County - west *Knox Township, Vinton County, Ohio, Knox Township, Vinton County - northwest No municipalities are located in Columbia Township. Name and history Statewi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Township, Athens County, Ohio
Lee Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,837 people in the township. Geography Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Waterloo Township - north * Athens Township - northeast corner * Alexander Township - east * Scipio Township, Meigs County - southeast corner * Columbia Township, Meigs County - south * Knox Township, Vinton County - west Most of the village of Albany is located in southeastern Lee Township. Name and history Lee Township was organized in 1819. Statewide, other Lee Townships are located in Carroll and Monroe 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 in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal office ... [...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] |
Vinton County, Ohio
Vinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,800, making it the least populous county of Ohio. Its county seat is McArthur. The county is named for Samuel Finley Vinton, US Representative from Ohio (1823–37, 1843–51). History In the 1800s, Vinton County had at least three iron furnaces producing iron. In 1926, Maude Collins became the first woman sheriff in Ohio. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water. Waterways Most of Vinton County is in the Raccoon Creek watershed. Most of the rest of the county, to the west, is in the Salt Creek watershed. Adjacent counties * Hocking County (north) * Athens County (northeast) * Meigs County (east) * Gallia County (southeast) * Jackson County (south) * Ross County (west) Demographics 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 12,806 people, 4,892 households, and 3,55 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
