“Concord Township, Delaware County, Ohio”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

Delaware Township - northeast

Liberty Township - east

Dublin - south

Jerome Township, Union County - southwest

Millcreek Township, Union County - west

Scioto Township - northwest

Three municipalities are located in Concord Township:

Part of the city of Delaware, the county seat of Delaware County, in the northeast

Part of the city of Dublin, in the south

The village of Shawnee Hills, in the southeast

The unincorporated community of Bellepoint lies in the township's north.

Waterways

The Scioto River bisects the township from north to south.

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir is on the Scioto River and was created by the O'Shaughnessy Dam, completed in 1925, in southern Concord Township.

Mill Creek enters the townships in the northwest panhandle and joins the Scioto River at the northern end of O'Shaughnessy Reservoir.

Eversole Run drains much of western Concord Township emptying into O'Shaughnessy Reservoir north of Shawnee Hills.

Major roadways

U.S. Route 42 crosses the northern section of Concord Township from northeast to southwest just south of Bellpoint.

Ohio Route 257 is a major north/south route through the township. OH 257 follows the east shore of O'Shaughnassey Reservoir, crosses the Scioto River with US 42 and continues north following the west bank of the Scioto River. The road passes through Bellpoint.

Ohio Route 745 is the other major north/south route through the township. OH 745 follows predominantly along the west shore of O'Saughnassey Reservoir from Shawnee Hill to US 42 within the township.

Name and history

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,^[7] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Public services

Primary emergency medical services and fire suppression are provided by Concord Township Fire and Rescue.^[8]

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }}
3. ^Delaware County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3904118140| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Concord township, Delaware County, Ohio| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 4, 2015}}
5. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wRAVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA491#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=History of Delaware County and Ohio | publisher=O. L. Baskin & Company | year=1880 | pages=491}}
6. ^{{Cite web| title = Detailed map of Ohio| work = | publisher = United States Census Bureau| year = 2000| url = http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf| format = PDF| accessdate =2007-02-16}}
7. ^§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
8. ^Concord Township Fire {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725191005/http://www.concordtwpfire.org/about.htm |date=2011-07-25 }}