Washington Township, Highland County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Washington Township, Highland County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
nickname =
motto =

---

imagesize = 250px
image_caption = Forests in southeastern Washington Township


image_

mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Highland County.


mapsize1 =
map_caption1 =

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

government_footnotes =
government_type =
leader_title =
leader_name =
leader_title1 =
leader_name1 =
established_title =
established_date =

unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =

area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 63.3
area_land_km2 = 63.2
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 24.4
area_land_sq_mi = 24.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1048
population_density_km2 = 16.6
population_density_sq_mi = 42.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 324
elevation_ft = 1063
latd = 39 |latm = 6 |lats = 40 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 34 |longs = 9 |longEW = W

postal_code_type =
postal_code =
area_code =
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 39-81340GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1086314GR|3
website =
footnotes =

Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,048 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39071 Highland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Liberty Township - north
*Marshall Township - east
*Jackson Township - southeast
*Concord Township - southwest
*New Market Township - west

No municipalities are located in 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.

References

External links

* [http://www.highlandcountyohio.com County website]