Washington Township is one of the seventeen
townships of
Stark County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 4,443 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
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Lexington Township - north
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Alliance
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- northeast
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Knox Township, Columbiana County - east
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West Township, Columbiana County - southeast corner
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Paris Township - south
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Nimishillen Township - west
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Marlboro Township - northwest
Part of the city of Alliance is located in northern Washington Township, with the
unincorporated communities of
Maximo in the eastern part of the township and
Freeburg near
OH-153 in the southern part of the township.
Name and history
It is one of forty-three
Washington Townships statewide.
In 1833, Washington Township contained one
gristmill
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, three saw mills, and one
tannery.
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 Stark County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio