Washington Township, Wood County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Washington Township is one of the nineteen townships
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
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, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 1,688 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 River
Maumee 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 County
    Waterville Township, Lucas County, Ohio
    Waterville 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 Township
    Middleton Township, Wood County, Ohio
    Middleton 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 Township
    Plain Township, Wood County, Ohio
    Plain 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 Township
    Weston Township, Wood County, Ohio
    Weston 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 Township
    Grand Rapids Township, Wood County, Ohio
    Grand 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 County
    Providence Township, Lucas County, Ohio
    Providence 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.

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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