Washington Township is one of the eleven
townships
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of
Lucas County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 3,055 people in the township.
Communities
*Alexis Addition is an
unincorporated community
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located at and is completely surrounded by
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo ( ) is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located at the western end of Lake Erie along the Maumee River. Toledo is the List of cities in Ohio, fourth-most populous city in Ohio and List of United Sta ...
. The Raintree Mobile Home Village is located in Alexis Addition. The Township hall is located in Alexis Addition.
*
Shoreland is an unincorporated community located at in the eastern portion of the township.
Geography
Most of what was once Washington Township is now incorporated, leaving only two small pieces. Those pieces have the following borders:
*Western piece: completely surrounded by
Toledo
*Eastern piece: surrounded by Toledo, except for a border on
Erie Township, Monroe County, Michigan in the north
A small part of
Maumee Bay
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is also included in Washington Township.
No municipalities are located in Washington Township.
Name and history
It is one of forty-three
Washington Townships statewide.
Washington Township was organized in 1840.
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
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Lucas County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio