Ludlow Township is one of the twenty-two townships

Civil township

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 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

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 330 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Washington Township, Monroe County
  Washington Township, Monroe County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 520 people in the township, 407 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Benton Township, Monroe County
  Benton Township, Monroe County, Ohio
  Benton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 349 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Perry Township - north...
  
   - northeast corner
• Grandview Township
  Grandview Township, Washington County, Ohio
  Grandview Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,834 people in the township, 877 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• 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:...
  
   - south
• 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:...
  
   - west
• Bethel Township, Monroe County
  Bethel Township, Monroe County, Ohio
  Bethel Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 357 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest

No municipalities are located in Ludlow Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Wingett Run

Wingett Run, Ohio

Wingett Run is an unincorporated community in western Ludlow Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45789. It is located along State Route 26 and the Little Muskingum River....

lies in the township's west.

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.