Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships

Civil township

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 of Clermont County

Clermont County, Ohio

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, 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 2,351 people in the township, 1,980 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River

Ohio River

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, it borders the following townships:

• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Clermont County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,236 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Tate Township
  Tate Township, Clermont County, Ohio
  Tate Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,935 people in the township, 6,298 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Franklin Township
  Franklin Township, Clermont County, Ohio
  Franklin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,348 people in the township, 3,329 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east

Across the Ohio River, Washington Township borders Kentucky

Kentucky

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 to the south and west:

• Bracken County
  Bracken County, Kentucky
  Bracken County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1797. The population was 8,488 in the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Brooksville, Kentucky.-History:...
  
   - south
• Pendleton County
  Pendleton County, Kentucky
  Pendleton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 14,390. Its county seat is Falmouth.- Geography :...
  
   - west
• Campbell County
  Campbell County, Kentucky
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   - northwest

Two incorporated villages are located in Washington Township along the Ohio River: Moscow

Moscow, Ohio

Moscow is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.The William H. Zimmer Power Station, nuclear power plant converted to coal-fired generation that creates 1300-megawatts of electricity is partially located within village limits.-Geography:Moscow...

 in the west, and Neville

Neville, Ohio

Neville is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 127 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Neville is located at ....

 in the southwest.

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.