Washington Township is one of the eighteen townships

Civil township

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 of Columbiana County

Columbiana County, Ohio

Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 107,841. It is named for Christopher Columbus and the county seat is Lisbon....

, Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,380 people in the township, 983 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Wayne Township
  Wayne Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Wayne Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 785 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Center Township - north...
  
   - north
• Madison Township
  Madison Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Madison Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,406 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast
• Yellow Creek Township
  Yellow Creek Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Yellow Creek Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,185 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Brush Creek Township, Jefferson County
  Brush Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
  Brush Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 467 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Fox Township, Carroll County
  Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio
  Fox Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,075 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Franklin Township
  Franklin Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 766 people in the township, 658 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest

The village of Salineville

Salineville, Ohio

Salineville is a village in southwestern Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,397 at the 2000 census.The Civil War Battle of Salineville, which ended Morgan's Raid and resulted in the capture of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, took place near Salineville on July 26,...

 is located in western Washington Township.

Name and history

It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.
The township was organized in 1816, and was originally known as Saline Township.

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.