Washington Township is one of the twelve
townships
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of
Jackson County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, 796 people lived in the township.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Richland Township, Vinton County: north
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Clinton Township, Vinton County: east
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Milton Township: southeast
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Coal Township: south
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Jackson Township: west
A small part of the city of
Wellston lies in far southeastern Washington Township, and the
unincorporated community
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of
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is located in the township's northwest.
Name and history
Washington Township was established around 1818, and named for
George Washington
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, first President of the United States.
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 fiscal officer,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. 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.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Jackson County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio