Decatur Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Decatur Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
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Decatur Township, Lawrence County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
 The Buckhorn Iron Furnace near Pedro | |
 Location of Decatur Township in Lawrence County | |
| Coordinates: 38°43′2″N 82°38′50″W / 38.71722°N 82.64722°W / 38.71722; -82.64722Coordinates: 38°43′2″N 82°38′50″W / 38.71722°N 82.64722°W / 38.71722; -82.64722 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lawrence |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.4 sq mi (86.6 km2) |
| • Land | 33.4 sq mi (86.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation [1] | 702 ft (214 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 839 |
| • Density | 25.1/sq mi (9.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-21084[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086439[1] |
Decatur Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 839 people in the township.[3]
Contents
1 Geography
2 Name and history
3 Government
4 Education
5 References
6 External links
Geography[edit]
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Washington Township - north
Symmes Township - east
Aid Township - southeast
Elizabeth Township - south
Vernon Township, Scioto County - west
Bloom Township, Scioto County - northwest
No municipalities are located in Decatur Township.
Name and history[edit]
Statewide, the only other Decatur Township is located in Washington County.
Government[edit]
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,[4] 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[edit]
All of Decatur Township's educational services are provided by the Rock Hill Local School District, which provides Pre-K through 12th grades.
References[edit]
^ ab "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ Lawrence County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2016-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links[edit]
- County website
Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States | ||
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County seat: Ironton | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
Categories:
- Townships in Lawrence County, Ohio
- Townships in Ohio
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