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Washington Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Township
Amish farms on Route 258
Amish farms on Route 258
Location of Washington Township in Guernsey County
Location of Washington Township in Guernsey County
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyGuernsey
Area
 • Total
24.7 sq mi (63.9 km2)
 • Land24.6 sq mi (63.8 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
896 ft (273 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
491
 • Density19.9/sq mi (7.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-81256[2]
GNIS feature ID1086192[1]

Washington Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 491 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Washington Township.

Name and history

Washington Township was organized in 1823.[4] It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Guernsey County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ^ Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 337.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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