Washington Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°15′31″N 81°29′8″W / 40.25861°N 81.48556°W / 40.25861; -81.48556CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyTuscarawasArea

• Total25.7 sq mi (66.5 km²) • Land25.7 sq mi (66.5 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

846 ft (258 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total739 • Density29/sq mi (11/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-81648^[3]GNIS feature ID1087070^[1]

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.^[4]

Washington Township was organized in 1827.^[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, 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Washington township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 478. Retrieved December 12, 2013.