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词条 Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio
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  1. Geography

  2. Name and history

  3. Government

  4. References

  5. External links

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Lincoln Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,063 people in the township, 258 of whom lived in the village of Fulton.

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Gilead Township - north
  • Harmony Township - east
  • Bennington Township - southeast
  • Peru Township - south
  • Westfield Township - west
  • Cardington Township - northwest

Two villages are located in Lincoln Township: part of Cardington in the northwest, and Fulton in the east.

Name and history

Lincoln Township was organized in 1828.[3] The township was named for Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), a general in the American Revolutionary War.[4] It is the only Lincoln Township statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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}}
3. ^{{cite book|title=History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4hMVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA217|year=1880|publisher=O.L. Baskin & Company|page=217}}
4. ^{{cite book|last1=Baughman|first1=Abraham J.|last2=Bartlett|first2=Robert Franklin|title=History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PBQVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA410|year=1911|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|page=410}}
5. ^{{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}}
6. ^§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

  • County website
{{Morrow County, Ohio}}

4 : Townships in Morrow County, Ohio|1828 establishments in Ohio|Populated places established in 1828|Townships in Ohio

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