Washington Township, Stark County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Washington Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Stark County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 79.7
area_land_km2 = 79.7
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 30.8
area_land_sq_mi = 30.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4791
population_density_km2 = 60.2
population_density_sq_mi = 155.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 375
elevation_ft = 1230
latd = 40 |latm = 52 |lats = 25 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 8 |longs = 26 |longEW = W

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Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,791 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39151 Stark County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
*Lexington Township - north
*Alliance - northeast
*Knox Township, Columbiana County - east
*West Township, Columbiana County - southeast corner
*Paris Township - south
*Nimishillen Township - west
*Marlboro Township - northwest

Part of the city of Alliance is located in northern Washington Township, and the unincorporated community of Maximo lies in the eastern part 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.co.stark.oh.us County website]