Washington Township, Monroe County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
) The Knowlton Covered Bridge on the Little Muskingum River | |
) Location of Washington Township in Monroe County | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′31″N 81°10′32″W / 39.64194°N 81.17556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Monroe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.9 sq mi (80.2 km2) |
| • Land | 30.9 sq mi (80.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 860 ft (262 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 511 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (6.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-81480[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086662[1] |
Washington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 511, including 76 people in the village of Graysville.[3]
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Wayne Township - north
- Perry Township - northeast
- Benton Township - east
- Grandview Township, Washington County - southeast corner
- Ludlow Township, Washington County - south
- Bethel Township - west
- Franklin Township - northwest
The village of Graysville is located in northern Washington Township, and the unincorporated community of Rinard Mills lies along the Little Muskingum River in the township's southwest.
Name and history
It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Washington township, Monroe County, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.