Washington Township, Union County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°28′30″N 83°27′11″W / 40.47500°N 83.45306°W / 40.47500; -83.45306CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyUnionArea

• Total27.8 sq mi (72.1 km²) • Land27.8 sq mi (72.1 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,020 ft (311 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total812 • Density29/sq mi (11/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-81662^[3]GNIS feature ID1087085^[1]

Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 812 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Hale Township, Hardin County - north
Bowling Green Township, Marion County - northeast
Jackson Township - east
York Township - south
Bokes Creek Township, Logan County - west

No municipalities are located in Washington Township, although the unincorporated community of Byhalia is located in the township's south.

Name and history

It is one of the forty-three Washington Townships statewide.^[4]

Washington Township was organized in 1836.^[5]

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,^[6] 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Washington township, Union County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ History of Washington Township, http://www.byhalia.net. Accessed 15 May 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.