The southern part of Accrington, the township of New Accrington, was formerly in the Forest of Blackburnshire and the presence of oak trees may be inferred from local place names like Broad Oak and Oak Hill.

To make up for a lack of hard currency, Thailand's township, Amphoe Kut Chum, once issued its own local scrip called Bia Kut Chum: Bia is Thai for cowry shell, was once Baht, and is still current in metaphorical expressions.

Deng was born into an ethnically Hakka Han family in Paifang village ( 牌坊村 ), Xiexing township ( 协兴镇 ), Guang ' an County in Sichuan province, approximately 160 km from Chongqing ( formerly spelled Chungking ).

The township of Lytton, Quebec ( today part of Montcerf-Lytton ) was named after him.

The Burra Creek ( also known as the Worlds End Creek ), which flows through Burra township, was once part of the ancient Murray River system.

Records from the 9th century show that there was a settlement named " Ulidi " on the site, although Oelde only received township in the year 1800.

It was officially awarded township status in 1742, and it is still the major town for the region.

The medieval township on Veøya, an island outside present day Molde, was first mentioned by the historian Snorri Sturluson as the location of the Battle of Sekken in 1162, where king Håkon the Broad-shouldered was killed fighting the aristocrat Erling Skakke, during the Norwegian civil wars.

However the township name was used in a massive new park: Dalton Digby Wildlands Provincial Park, itself renamed since 2002.

In 2010, a detailed field study was conducted in the Garonne River ( France ) in the Arcins channel between Arcins Island and the right bank close to Lastrene township.

Most shires were visited by a group of royal officers ( legati ), who held a public inquiry, probably in the great assembly known as the shire court, which was attended by representatives of every township as well as of the local lords.

The township was established in the early 1860s, the first Post Office opening on 1 January 1861.

Plainfield was originally formed as a township on April 5, 1847, from portions of Westfield Township, while the area was still part of Essex County.

The city and township coexisted until March 6, 1878, when Plainfield Township was dissolved and parts were absorbed by Plainfield city, with the remainder becoming Fanwood Township ( now known as Scotch Plains ).

In 1796, Poland Township was the first charted township in the Connecticut Western Reserve.

The township was founded by Jonathan Fowler, who fell in love with Yellow Creek which flows through Poland.

Bundaberg as a European township was founded by timbergetters Bob and George Stewart in 1867.

In 1816, the new township was named after Waterloo, Belgium, the site of the Battle of Waterloo, which had ended the Napoleonic Wars in Europe.

Previously the township was known as Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi and was renamed after the birth of Nanak Dev.

One resident of a township told Human Rights Watch that it was like living in a " low-class motel ".

In Zimbabwe the term township was used for segregated parts of suburban areas.

As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 22, 625.

When Carter County was organized the 16th section of each township was set aside for schools, and when sold the interest on the money raised would go toward the maintenance of public schools, also known as Common Schools as they were regarded as being for the “ common ” people who could not afford to patronize one of the private schools.

In 1923, Wawatam Township was the last township organized in the county, when it was detached from Carp Lake Township.

In 1850, a township called Ridgeville was organized, extending from Graceland Cemetery in Chicago to the southern edge of the Ouilmette Reservation, along what is now Central Street, and from Lake Michigan to Western Avenue in Chicago.

The township of Evanston was split off from Ridgeville Township ; at approximately the same time, that portion of Ridgeville south of Devon Avenue was organized as Lake View Township.

As stated on the Honey Creek Township entry, " Honey Creek was organized in 1841 as a township in the northeastern corner of neighboring Clinton County.

This survey township was later organized as a civil township, Oxford Township.

In 1840, the township was organized as Hanover Plantation, which about 1850 became part of the larger Jackson Plantation.

On March 30, 1857, however, the township was set off and organized as Eustis Plantation, named after its early proprietor.

First known as township T5 R8 NWP, the community was organized in 1819 as Brownville Plantation.

Cheshire Township was organized in 1851 and the sawmill village was named for the township.

The township had been organized while it was part of Houghton County.

The township was organized by the Grand Traverse County board of supervisors under the name North Climax in April 1867 when Benzie County was still attached to Grand Traverse for administrative purposes.

The township was officially organized on March 25, 1846.

The township was organized on February 16, 1842.

Royalton township was organized in 1835 and originally included portions of Lincoln Charter Township, Sodus Township, and St. Joseph Charter Township.

The township was organized on October 11, 1859.

The township was one of the original divisions of Berrien County, and was organized in 1832.

The township was organized in 1837.

It was organized as a township under that name by the Michigan Legislature of 1836-37 and the first township meeting for the township of Elizabeth was held at the house of Moses Olmstead on April 3, 1837.

The township was organized in 1838.

The township was organized and had an election held on the 16th of June 1843.

When the township was organized in 1833, it was at first named Volhynia, after the province in Poland.