Winchester Township, Adams County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Winchester Township is one of the fifteen townships
of Adams County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 1,984 people in the township, 959 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
The village of Winchester
is located in western Winchester 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 Adams County
Adams County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 27,330 people, 10,501 households, and 7,613 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 11,822 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile...
, Ohio
Ohio
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, 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 1,984 people in the township, 959 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:- Concord Township, Highland CountyConcord Township, Highland County, OhioConcord Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,167 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- north - Scott TownshipScott Township, Adams County, OhioScott Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,053 people in the township, 1,014 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- east - Wayne TownshipWayne Township, Adams County, OhioWayne Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,273 people in the township, 1,146 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- south - Jackson Township, Brown CountyJackson Township, Brown County, OhioJackson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,221 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Eagle Township - north...
- southwest - Eagle Township, Brown CountyEagle Township, Brown County, OhioEagle Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,438 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northwest
The village of Winchester
Winchester, Ohio
Winchester is a village in Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,025 at the 2000 census. The name of the surrounding township is also Winchester.-Geography:Winchester is located at ....
is located in western Winchester Township.