Washington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,262 people in the township.
Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 White Oak Creek north of Sardinia | |
 Location of Washington Township in Brown County | |
| Coordinates: 39°0′16″N 83°48′59″W / 39.00444°N 83.81639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Brown |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.6 sq mi (58.6 km2) |
| • Land | 22.6 sq mi (58.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 961 ft (293 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,262 |
| • Density | 100/sq mi (39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-81102[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085807[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Clay Township, Highland County - north
- Whiteoak Township, Highland County - northeast
- Eagle Township - east
- Jackson Township - southeast corner
- Franklin Township - south
- Scott Township - southwest
- Pike Township - west
- Green Township - northwest corner
The village of Sardinia is located in northern Washington Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.[4]
Washington Township was established in 1822.[5]
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Washington township, Brown County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 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.
- ^ The History of Brown County, Ohio. Higginson Book Company. 1883. pp. 664.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.