Washington Township is one of the seventeen
townships
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of
Logan County Logan County is the name of ten current counties and one former county in the United States:
* Logan County, Arkansas
* Logan County, Colorado
* Logan County, Idaho (1889–1895)
* Logan County, Illinois
* Logan County, Kansas
* Logan County ...
,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, the population was 3,351.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Richland Township - northeast
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McArthur Township - east
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Harrison Township - southeast
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Pleasant Township - south
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Bloomfield Township - west
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Stokes Township - northwest
The village of
Russells Point is located in northern Washington Township, and the
unincorporated community
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of
Lewistown lies in the township's center.
The southern part of
Indian Lake is located in northern Washington Township.
Name and history
Washington Township was organized in 1839. It is one of 43
Washington Townships statewide.
On the shores of Dunns Pond (in northern Washington Township) is a
Native American mound, the
Dunns Pond Mound, which was built at some point between 300 BC and AD 600. The mound is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
[Drennen, Bert C., III. ''National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dunns Pond Mound''. National Park Service, 1974-01-22.]
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, 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.
Transportation
U.S. Route 33 is the most important highway in Washington Township. Other significant highways in Washington Township include State Routes
47,
235
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Year 235 ( CCXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Quintianus (or, less frequently, year 988 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 2 ...
,
274
Year 274 (Roman numerals, CCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelianus and Capitolinus (or, less frequently, year 1027 ''Ab urbe condita''). The d ...
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366,
368,
708, and
720.
References
External links
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County websiteCounty and township map of Ohio
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Townships in Logan County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1839 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1839