Washington Township is one of the fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Mercer County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2000 census found 1,218 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Liberty Township - north
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Jefferson Township - northeast
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Butler Township - southeast
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Recovery Township - south
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Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana
Noble Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 640 and it contained 253 housing units.
History
Noble Township was organized in 1837. It was named for Noah Noble, 5th Gov ...
- southwest
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Wabash Township, Jay County, Indiana
Wabash Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 578 inhabitants and it contained 195 housing units.
History
The Grouping of Religious Buildings at Trinity was listed o ...
- northwest
No municipalities are located in Washington Township, although the
unincorporated community
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of
Padua
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lies in the township's west.
Name and history
Washington Township was established in 1838. 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 Mercer County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio