Lawrence Township is one of the twenty-two
townships of
Washington County,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. The
2020 census found 824 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Liberty Township - north
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Independence Township - east
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Newport Township - south
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Marietta Township - southwest corner
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Fearing Township - west
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Salem Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Lawrence Township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Lawrence Townships are located in
Lawrence,
Stark, and
Tuscarawas counties.
Northeastern Lawrence Township is the location of the
Hune Covered Bridge, which is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
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.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Washington County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio