Washington Township, Paulding County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Washington Township is one of the twelve townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Paulding County
Paulding County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,293 people, 7,773 households, and 5,689 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile . There were 8,478 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 789 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Brown Township
    Brown Township, Paulding County, Ohio
    Brown Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,244 people in the township, 1,315 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Perry Township, Putnam County
    Perry Township, Putnam County, Ohio
    Perry Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,206 people in the township, 737 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Jackson Township, Putnam County
    Jackson Township, Putnam County, Ohio
    Jackson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 939 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Perry Township - north...

     - southeast
  • Monterey Township, Putnam County
    Monterey Township, Putnam County, Ohio
    Monterey Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,056 people in the township, 1,183 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Jackson Township, Van Wert County
    Jackson Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
    Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 481 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest
  • Latty Township
    Latty Township, Paulding County, Ohio
    Latty Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,026 people in the township, 614 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Paulding County, Ohio
    Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,886 people in the township, 847 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Washington Township, although the unincorporated communities
Unincorporated area
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 of Mandale
Mandale, Ohio
Mandale is an unincorporated community in southeastern Washington Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 66 and 114....

 and Roselms
Roselms, Ohio
Roselms is an unincorporated community in southwestern Washington Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States, in the northwestern part of the state. It lies along State Route 114 midway between Grover Hill and Mandale, about 3 miles from each. Its elevation is 718 feet .-History:Roselms...

 lie in the township's southeast and southwest respectively.

Name and history

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, 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.

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