Washington Township is one of the thirteen townships

Civil township

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 of Clinton County

Clinton County, Ohio

Clinton County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,040. The 2008 Census Population Estimate places the figure at 43,200. It is named for former U.S. Vice-President George Clinton...

, 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 1,895 people in the township, up from 1,475 in 1990.

Geography

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

• Union Township
  Union Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,929 people in the township, up from 13,379 in 1990; of this total, 3,008 lived in unincorporated portions of the township, up from 2,260 in 1990...
  
   - north
• Green Township
  Green Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Green Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,602 people in the township, 1,308 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, up from 2,007 in 1990.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Clark Township
  Clark Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Clark Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,861 people in the township, 1,419 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, up from 1,581 in 1990.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Jefferson Township
  Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,301 people in the township, 1,036 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, down from 1,312 in 1990.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Marion Township
  Marion Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Marion Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,489 people in the township, 1,269 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, up from 5,186 in 1990.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Vernon Township
  Vernon Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Vernon Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,685 people in the township, 2,188 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, up from 2,015 in 1990.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Adams Township
  Adams Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Adams Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,901 people in the township, up from 1,592 in 1990 and 1,350 in 1980.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District

Virginia Military District

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Part of Cowan Lake State Park

Cowan Lake State Park

Cowan Lake State Park is a Ohio state park in Clinton County, Ohio, in the United States. It is operated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources...

 is located in Washington Township.

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

Unincorporated area

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 of Cuba

Cuba, Ohio

Cuba is an unincorporated community in western Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45114. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 68 with State Route 350....

 lies in the western part of the township.

Name and history

It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.

Transportation

Major roads in Washington Township are U.S. Route 68

U.S. Route 68

U.S. Route 68 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from northwest Ohio to western Kentucky. The highway's western terminus is at U.S. Route 62 in Reidland, Kentucky. Its eastern terminus is at Interstate 75 in Findlay, Ohio...

 and State Routes 28 and 350

Ohio State Route 350

State Route 350 is a east–west state highway in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The highway has its western terminus at SR 123 approximately southeast of Lebanon, and just southeast of the interchange Interstate 71 has with SR 123 at its Exit 32...

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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.