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词条 Rome Township, Athens County, Ohio
释义

  1. Geography

  2. Name and history

  3. Government

  4. References

  5. External links

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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}}Rome Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,320 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

  • Bern Township - north
  • Wesley Township, Washington County - northeast corner
  • Decatur Township, Washington County - east
  • Troy Township - southeast corner
  • Carthage Township - south
  • Lodi Township - southwest corner
  • Canaan Township - west
  • Ames Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Rome Township, although three unincorporated communities lie in the township: Guysville in the south, New England in the northwest, and Stewart in the center.

Name and history

Rome Township was established in 1811.[4]

Statewide, other Rome Townships are located in Ashtabula and Lawrence counties.

In 1833, Rome Township had a store and several mills.[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 web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3900968238| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rome township, Athens County, Ohio| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 10, 2013}}
4. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2FjdMKIBtr0C&pg=PA488#v=onepage&q&f=false| title=History of Athens County, Ohio, And, Incidentally, of the Ohio Land Company and the First Settlement of the State at Marietta | publisher=Robert Clarke & Company | author=Walker, Charles Manning | year=1869 | pages=488}}
5. ^{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dt48AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA397#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary | publisher=Scott and Wright | date=1833 | accessdate=12 December 2013 | author=Kilbourn, John | pages=397}}
6. ^§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

  • County website
{{Athens County, Ohio}}

2 : Townships in Athens County, Ohio|1811 establishments in Ohio

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