Washington Township, Defiance County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Washington Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Washington Township in Defiance County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Defiance

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area_total_km2 = 92.4
area_land_km2 = 92.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 35.7
area_land_sq_mi = 35.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1521
population_density_km2 = 16.5
population_density_sq_mi = 42.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 216
elevation_ft = 709
latd = 41 |latm = 22 |lats = 51 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 31 |longs = 4 |longEW = W

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Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,521 people in the township, 364 of whom lived in the village of Ney, and 1,157 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.defiance-county.com/census.html census] , Defiance County. Accessed 2007-04-21]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Pulaski Township, Williams County - north
*Springfield Township, Williams County - northeast corner
*Tiffin Township - east
*Noble Township - southeast corner
*Delaware Township - south
*Mark Township - southwest corner
*Farmer Township - west
*Center Township, Williams County - northwest corner

The village of Ney is located in central Washington Township.

Name and history

It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Transportation

Significant highways in Washington Township include: [DeLorme. "Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer". 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 34. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.]
*U.S. Route 127, which travels from north to south through the western half of the township
*State Route 15, which travels from northwest to southeast through the center of the township
*State Route 249, which travels west from its beginning in Ney to the Farmer Township line

References

External links

* [http://www.defiance-county.com County website]