Lawrence Township, Washington County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Lawrence Township is one of the twenty-two 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 Washington County
Washington County, Ohio
Washington County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 61,778. Its county seat is Marietta. The county, the oldest in the state, is named for George Washington. Washington County is included in the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, West Virginia-Ohio...

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, 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 956 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Liberty Township
    Liberty Township, Washington County, Ohio
    Liberty Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 621 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - north
  • Independence Township
    Independence Township, Washington County, Ohio
    Independence Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 387 people in the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Newport Township
    Newport Township, Washington County, Ohio
    Newport Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,176 people in the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Marietta Township
    Marietta Township, Washington County, Ohio
    Marietta Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,673 people in the township.-Geography:...

     - southwest corner
  • Fearing Township
    Fearing Township, Washington County, Ohio
    Fearing Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 910 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Salem Township - north...

     - west
  • Salem Township
    Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio
    Salem Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,130 people in the township, 1,021 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Lawrence Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Lawrence Townships are located in Lawrence
Lawrence Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Lawrence Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,574 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Aid Township - north...

, Stark
Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio
Lawrence Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,382 people in the township, 8,321 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, and Tuscarawas
Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Lawrence Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,241 people in the township, 4,154 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

 Counties.

Northeastern Lawrence Township is the location of the Hune Covered Bridge
Hune Covered Bridge
The Hune Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located northeast of the community of Dart, it spans the Little Muskingum River in northeastern Lawrence Township in the eastern part of Washington County...

, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

.

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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