Washington Township, Belmont County, Ohio
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Washington Township is one of the sixteen 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 Belmont County
Belmont County, Ohio
Belmont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 70,400. Its county seat is St. Clairsville...

, 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 537 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Smith Township
    Smith Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Smith Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,445 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Richland Township - north...

     - north
  • Mead Township
    Mead Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Mead Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,023 people in the township, 2,405 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast
  • York Township
    York Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    York Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,648 people in the township, 904 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Switzerland Township, Monroe County
    Switzerland Township, Monroe County, Ohio
    Switzerland Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 509 people in the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast
  • Sunsbury Township, Monroe County
    Sunsbury Township, Monroe County, Ohio
    Sunsbury Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,424 people in the township, 873 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southwest
  • Wayne Township
    Wayne Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Wayne Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 624 people in the township, 587 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west


No municipalities are located in Washington 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 Alledonia
Alledonia, Ohio
Alledonia is an unincorporated community in central Washington Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43902. It lies along State Route 148....

 lies in the township's center.

Name and history

It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.

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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