Rome Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Rome Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
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Rome Township, Lawrence County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
 Fairland High School | |
 Location of Rome Township in Lawrence County | |
| Coordinates: 38°29′9″N 82°20′11″W / 38.48583°N 82.33639°W / 38.48583; -82.33639Coordinates: 38°29′9″N 82°20′11″W / 38.48583°N 82.33639°W / 38.48583; -82.33639 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lawrence |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.0 sq mi (88.1 km2) |
| • Land | 33.7 sq mi (87.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation [1] | 784 ft (239 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 8,694 |
| • Density | 257.6/sq mi (99.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-68280[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086446[1] |
Rome Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,694 people in the township, 8,366 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Contents
1 Geography
2 Name and history
3 Government
4 References
5 External links
Geography[edit]
Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
Guyan Township, Gallia County - north
Union Township - southwest
Windsor Township - west
Mason Township - northwest corner
Cabell County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east and south.
It is the farthest upstream of Lawrence County's Ohio River townships.
Athalia, the second-smallest village in Lawrence County, is located midway along Rome Township's shoreline.
Name and history[edit]
Statewide, other Rome Townships are located in Ashtabula and Athens counties. It was named Rome because of the seven hills that converge at LaBelle as the hills of Rome on the Tiber.[4] The original Rome Beauty apple tree was grafted in Rome Township.[4]
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,[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[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. 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.
^ ab Lawrence County, Ohio: Township Index Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ §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 | |
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