Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
| Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio | |
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| Coordinates: 39°38′3″N 84°9′48″W / 39.63417°N 84.16333°WCoordinates: 39°38′3″N 84°9′48″W / 39.63417°N 84.16333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Montgomery |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.2 sq mi (80.8 km2) |
| • Land | 31.2 sq mi (80.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 958 ft (292 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 56,607 |
| • Density | 1,814.5/sq mi (700.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-81494[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086681[1] |
Washington Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 56,607.[3]
Washington Township and Centerville voted November 4, 2008, on whether to create a merger commission.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
- Kettering - north
- Sugarcreek Township, Greene County - east
- Wayne Township, Warren County - southeast
- Clearcreek Township, Warren County - south
- Miami Township - west
Because most of eastern Montgomery County is urbanized, Washington Township is the only civil township in the county to border Greene County.
Several populated places are located in Washington Township:
- Part of the city of Kettering, in the north
- Part of the city of Centerville, in the center
- The census-designated place of Woodbourne-Hyde Park, in the northwest
[edit] Name and history
It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.[4]
[edit] 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,[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.
The township's library system and the neighboring Centerville school system (which serves students of Washington Township) are ranked highly on state and national scales.[6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Washington township, Montgomery County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ "History of the Washington-Centerville Public Library". http://www.wcpl.lib.oh.us/library/history.html.
- ^ "Oakwood, Centerville nationally ranked". http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/education/entries/2006/05/02/oakwood_centerv_1.html. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
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