Washington Township, Wood County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Washington Township is one of the nineteen townships
of Wood County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 1,688 people in the township, 1,324 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
, it borders the following townships:
The village of Tontogany
is located in Washington Township.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Wood County
Wood County, Ohio
Wood County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 125,488. Its county seat is Bowling Green. The county was named for Captain Eleazer D. Wood, the engineer for General William Henry Harrison's army, who built Fort Meigs in the War of 1812...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 1,688 people in the township, 1,324 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county along the Maumee RiverMaumee River
The Maumee River is a river in northwestern Ohio and northeastern Indiana in the United States. It is formed at Fort Wayne, Indiana by the confluence of the St. Joseph and St. Marys rivers, and meanders northeastwardly for through an agricultural region of glacial moraines before flowing into the...
, it borders the following townships:
- Waterville Township, Lucas CountyWaterville Township, Lucas County, OhioWaterville Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,469 people in the township, 1,908 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- north - Middleton TownshipMiddleton Township, Wood County, OhioMiddleton Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,598 people in the township, 1,960 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northeast - Plain TownshipPlain Township, Wood County, OhioPlain Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,706 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Middleton Township - north...
- southeast - Weston TownshipWeston Township, Wood County, OhioWeston Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,274 people in the township, 741 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southwest - Grand Rapids TownshipGrand Rapids Township, Wood County, OhioGrand Rapids Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,631 people in the township, 629 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- west - Providence Township, Lucas CountyProvidence Township, Lucas County, OhioProvidence Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,454 people in the township.-Geography:...
- northwest
The village of Tontogany
Tontogany, Ohio
Tontogany is a village in Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 364 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Tontogany is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
is located in Washington Township.