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词条 Palmyra Township, Portage County, Ohio
释义

  1. Geography

  2. Name and history

  3. Government

  4. Education

  5. References

  6. External links

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}}Palmyra Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,785 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

  • Paris Township - north
  • Newton Township, Trumbull County - northeast corner
  • Milton Township, Mahoning County - east
  • Berlin Township, Mahoning County - southeast corner
  • Deerfield Township - south
  • Atwater Township - southwest corner
  • Edinburg Township - west
  • Charlestown Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Palmyra Township, although the unincorporated community of Diamond lies in the township's east.

Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Palmyra Township covers an area of {{convert|26|sqmi|km2}}.

Name and history

It is the only Palmyra Township statewide.[4] A post office called Palmyra was established in 1807, and remained in operation until 1904.[5] The community most likely was named after Palmyra, New York.[6] In the mid-1880s, Palmyra contained several factories, stores, and three saloons.[7]

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,[8] 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.

Education

Palmyra Township is served by the Southeast Local Schools, and Southeast High School is located in the township.

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. ^Portage County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^{{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}}
5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Portage | title=Portage County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=13 January 2016}}
6. ^{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=123|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=107}}
7. ^{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Robert C.|last2=Norris|first2=J. E.|title=History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RVDWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA504|year=1885|publisher=Warner, Beers & Company|page=504}}
8. ^§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

  • County website
{{Portage County, Ohio}}

2 : Townships in Portage County, Ohio|Welsh-American culture in Ohio

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