Washington Township, Hardin County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Washington Township, Hardin County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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image_caption = Countryside in Washington Township


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map_caption = Location of Washington Township, Hardin County, Ohio


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

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area_total_km2 = 92.9
area_land_km2 = 92.9
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 35.9
area_land_sq_mi = 35.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 787
population_density_km2 = 8.5
population_density_sq_mi = 21.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 287
elevation_ft = 942
latd = 40 |latm = 46 |lats = 45 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 42 |longs = 35 |longEW = W

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Washington Township is one of the fifteen townships of Hardin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 787 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39065 Hardin County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 16 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Van Buren Township, Hancock County - north
*Madison Township, Hancock County - northeast
*Blanchard Township - east
*Pleasant Township - southeast corner
*Cessna Township - south
*Marion Township - southwest corner
*Liberty Township - west
*Orange Township, Hancock County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Washington Township, although the unincorporated community of Dola lies in the center of the 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.

References

External links

* [http://www.hardinohio.org County website]