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Washington Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameWashington Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineWest Union Civil War Monument, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.JPG
imagesize250px
image_captionCivil War memorial near Gilmore
image_mapMap of Tuscarawas County Ohio Highlighting Washington Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Washington Township in Tuscarawas County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Tuscarawas
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km266.5
area_land_km266.5
area_water_km20.0
area_total_sq_mi25.7
area_land_sq_mi25.7
area_water_sq_mi0.0
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total739
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m258
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coordinates
blank_nameFIPS code
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Washington Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 739 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Clay Township - north
  • Rush Township - northeast corner
  • Perry Township - east
  • Monroe Township, Guernsey County - south
  • Wheeling Township, Guernsey County - southwest corner
  • Oxford Township - west
  • Salem Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Washington Township.

Name and history

It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.

Washington Township was organized in 1827.

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, 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

References

  1. "Washington township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. Kilbourn, John. (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright.
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