Winchester Township, Adams County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Winchester Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Adams County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 84.7
area_land_km2 = 84.6
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 32.7
area_land_sq_mi = 32.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1984
population_density_km2 = 23.4
population_density_sq_mi = 60.7

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 296
elevation_ft = 971
latd = 38 |latm = 57 |lats = 4 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 38 |longs = 51 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 45697
area_code = 937
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blank_info = 39-85890GR|2
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Winchester Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,984 people in the township, 959 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39001 Adams County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Concord Township, Highland County - north
*Scott Township - east
*Wayne Township - south
*Jackson Township, Brown County - southwest
*Eagle Township, Brown County - northwest

The village of Winchester is located in western Winchester Township.

Name and history

It is the only Winchester Township 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.adamscountyohio.com County website]