Washington Township, Stark County, Ohio
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Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships
Civil township
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 of Stark County
Stark County, Ohio
Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,586. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 4,791 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
  • Lexington Township
    Lexington Township, Stark County, Ohio
    Lexington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,583 people in the township, 5,390 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Alliance
    Alliance, Ohio
    Alliance is a city in Stark and Mahoning counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 22,322 at the 2010 census. Alliance's nickname is "The Carnation City", and the city is home to the University of Mount Union....

     - northeast
  • Knox Township, Columbiana County
    Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
    Knox Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,828 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...

     - east
  • West Township, Columbiana County
    West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
    West Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,351 people in the township, 3,346 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast corner
  • Paris Township
    Paris Township, Stark County, Ohio
    Paris Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,969 people in the township, 3,938 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Nimishillen Township
    Nimishillen Township, Stark County, Ohio
    Nimishillen Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,098 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - west
  • Marlboro Township
    Marlboro Township, Stark County, Ohio
    Marlboro Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,227 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northwest


Part of the city of Alliance is located in northern Washington Township, and the unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
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 of Maximo
Maximo, Ohio
Maximo is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44650...

 lies in the eastern part of the 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.
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