Washington Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Preble County

Preble County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,337 people, 16,001 households, and 12,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 100 people per square mile . There were 17,186 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile...

, Ohio

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,104 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,290 people in the township, 1,314 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Harrison Township
  Harrison Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,601 people in the township, 2,428 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Twin Township
  Twin Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Twin Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,831 people in the township, 2,315 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Lanier Township
  Lanier Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Lanier Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,931 people in the township, 3,052 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Gasper Township
  Gasper Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Gasper Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,229 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the south central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Dixon Township
  Dixon Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Dixon Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 557 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Jackson Township - north...
  
   - southwest
• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,223 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Jefferson Township
  Jefferson Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,449 people in the township, 1,826 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

The city of Eaton

Eaton, Ohio

Eaton is a city in and the county seat of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,407 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Preble County, is located in central Washington Township.

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.