Washington Township, Union County, Ohio

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


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

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area_total_km2 = 72.1
area_land_km2 = 72.1
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 27.8
area_land_sq_mi = 27.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 705
population_density_km2 = 9.8
population_density_sq_mi = 25.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 311
elevation_ft = 1020
latd = 40 |latm = 28 |lats = 30 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 27 |longs = 11 |longEW = W

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Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 705 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39159 Union County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.] In that year, the township included 413 registered voters. [ [http://www.byhalia.net/township/history.php History of Washington Township] , http://www.byhalia.net. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Hale Township, Hardin County - north
*Bowling Green Township, Marion County - northeast
*Jackson Township - east
*York Township - south
*Bokes Creek Township, Logan County - west

No municipalities are located in Washington Township.

Name and history

It is one of the forty-three Washington Townships statewide.

Washington Township was organized in 1836. [ [http://www.byhalia.net/township/history.php History of Washington Township] , http://www.byhalia.net. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

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.byhalia.net/township Township website]
* [http://www.co.union.oh.us Union County website]