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词条 Florence Township, Williams County, Ohio
释义

  1. Geography

  2. Name and history

  3. Government

  4. References

  5. External links

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|image_skyline = Road 5 in Florence Township wheat fields.jpg
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|image_caption = Winter wheat field northeast of Edon
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|subdivision_name2 = Williams
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|area_total_km2 = 111.4
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|area_total_sq_mi = 43.0
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|population_as_of = 2000
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|population_total = 2115
|population_density_km2 = 19.0
|population_density_sq_mi = 49.2
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|utc_offset_DST = -4
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|elevation_m = 272
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}}Florence Township is one of the twelve townships of Williams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,115 people in the township, 1,087 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships:

  • Northwest Township - north
  • Bridgewater Township - northeast corner
  • Superior Township - east
  • Center Township - southeast corner
  • St. Joseph Township - south
  • Troy Township, DeKalb County, Indiana - southwest
  • Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana - west

The villages of Blakeslee and Edon are located in Florence Township: Blakeslee in the southeast, and Edon in the west. The unincorporated community of Berlin is located in the township's northwest.

Name and history

Florence Township was organized in 1837.[4] Statewide, the only other Florence Township is located in Erie 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,[5] 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.

References

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. ^Williams County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^{{cite book|last=Bowersox|first=Charles A.|title=A Standard History of Williams County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GP8vAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA391|year=1920|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|page=391}}
5. ^§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

  • County website
{{Williams County, Ohio}}

2 : Townships in Williams County, Ohio|Townships in Ohio

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