Washington Township is one of the fourteen
townships
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of
Auglaize County
Auglaize County () is a county in Northwestern Ohio, United States of America . As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,442. Its county seat and largest city is Wapakoneta.
Auglaize County comprises the Wapakoneta Micropolitan Statisti ...
,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 1,944 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Moulton Township - north
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Duchouquet Township - northeast corner
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Pusheta Township - east
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Dinsmore Township, Shelby County - southeast corner
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Van Buren Township, Shelby County - south
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Saint Marys Township - west
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Noble Township - northwest corner
The village of
New Knoxville is located in southwestern Washington Township.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the area of the township is .
Name and history
It is one of forty-three
Washington Townships statewide.
Originally part of
Allen County, the township was formed in 1836.
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 fiscal officer,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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 fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
Public services
The township is split between the Wapakoneta City School District
The Wapakoneta City School District is a public school district in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States.
The district encompasses the city of Wapakoneta; the villages of Buckland and Cridersville, the unincorporated communities of Fryburg, ...
, the Saint Marys City School District, and the New Knoxville Local School District.
The northwestern section of the township is served by the Saint Marys (45885) post office, the northeastern section by the Wapakoneta (45895) post office, the southern section by the New Knoxville (45871) post office, and the extreme southeastern section by the Botkins (45306) post office.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Auglaize County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1836 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1836