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Londonderry Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Londonderry Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 710. Geography Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Freeport Township, Harrison County - north * Flushing Township, Belmont County - northeast * Kirkwood Township, Belmont County - southeast * Oxford Township - south * Madison Township - southwest * Washington Township - northwest No municipalities are located in Londonderry Township. Name and history It is the only Londonderry 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] |
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] |
Washington Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Washington Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 478. Geography Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Perry Township, Tuscarawas County – north * Freeport Township, Harrison County – northeast * Londonderry Township – southeast * Madison Township – south * Jefferson Township – southwest corner * Monroe Township – west No municipalities are located in Washington Township. Name and history Washington Township was organized in 1823. It is one of forty-three Washington 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] |
Madison Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Madison Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 969. Geography Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Washington Township – north * Londonderry Township – northeast * Oxford Township – southeast * Wills Township – south * Jefferson Township – west * Monroe Township – northwest corner No municipalities are located in Madison Township. Antrim is an unincorporated hamlet in the township at the junction of US 22 and SR 513 and was the site of several former schools. Name and history Madison Township was organized in 1810. It is one of twenty Madison Townships statewide. A school named Madison College operated from 1835 through 1859. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Oxford Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 754. Geography Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Londonderry Township - north * Kirkwood Township, Belmont County - northeast * Warren Township, Belmont County - southeast * Millwood Township - south * Wills Township - west * Madison Township - northwest The village of Fairview is located in eastern Oxford Township. Name and history Oxford Township was organized in 1810. It is one of six Oxford 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] |
Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio
Kirkwood Township is one of the sixteen civil township, townships of Belmont County, Ohio, Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 United States Census, 2020 census found 412 people in the township. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: *Flushing Township, Belmont County, Ohio, Flushing Township - north *Union Township, Belmont County, Ohio, Union Township - east *Goshen Township, Belmont County, Ohio, Goshen Township - southeast *Warren Township, Belmont County, Ohio, Warren Township - south *Oxford Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, Oxford Township, Guernsey County - southwest *Londonderry Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, Londonderry Township, Guernsey County - northwest Part of the village of Fairview, Ohio, Fairview is located in southwestern Kirkwood Township. The Egypt Valley Wildlife Area comprises a significant portion of the township. Name and history Kirkwood Township was named for Robert Kirkwood, a soldier who fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flushing Township, Belmont County, Ohio
Flushing Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,936 people in the township. Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Moorefield Township, Harrison County - north * Athens Township, Harrison County - northeast * Wheeling Township - east * Union Township - southeast * Kirkwood Township - south * Londonderry Township, Guernsey County - west * Freeport Township, Harrison County - northwest Two villages are located in Flushing Township: Flushing in the east, and Holloway in the north. Name and history It is the only Flushing Township statewide. Flushing Township was organized in 1817. Flushing Township was originally settled chiefly by Quakers. 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 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Freeport Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 726. Geography Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Washington Township - north * Moorefield Township - east * Flushing Township, Belmont County - southeast * Londonderry Township, Guernsey County - south * Washington Township, Guernsey County - southwest * Perry Township, Tuscarawas County - northwest It is the only township in the county to border Guernsey County. The village of Freeport is located in central Freeport Township. The unincorporated community of Smyrna is located in southeast Freeport Township next to the southern boundary of the township and county. Name and history It is the only Freeport 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features, encompassing the United States and its territories; the Compact of Free Association, associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and Antarctica. It is a type of gazetteer. It was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote the standardization of feature names. Data were collected in two phases. Although a third phase was considered, which would have handled name changes where local usages differed from maps, it was never begun. The database is part of a system that includes topographic map names and bibliographic references. The names of books and historic maps that confirm the feature or place name are cited. Variant names, alternatives to official federal names for a feature, are also recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, economy. The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the United States Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce and its Director of the United States Census Bureau, director is appointed by the president of the United States. Currently, Ron S. Jarmin is the acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau's primary mission is conducting the United States census, U.S. census every ten years, which allocates the seats of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives to the U.S. state, states based on their population. The bureau's various censuses and surveys help allocate over $675 billion in federal funds every year and it assists states, local communities, and businesses in making informed decisions. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
