Washington Township, Mercer County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°30′29″N 84°45′8″W / 40.50806°N 84.75222°W / 40.50806; -84.75222CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyMercerArea

• Total36.3 sq mi (94.1 km²) • Land36.3 sq mi (94.1 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

869 ft (265 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,201 • Density33/sq mi (13/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-81452^[3]GNIS feature ID1086633^[1]

Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,201 people in the township.

Geography

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

Liberty Township – north
Jefferson Township – northeast
Butler Township – southeast
Recovery Township – south
Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana – southwest
Wabash Township, Jay County, Indiana – northwest

No municipalities are located in Washington Township, although the unincorporated community of Padua lies in the township's west.

Name and history

Washington Township was established in 1838.^[4] It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Washington township, Mercer County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Scranton, S. S. (1907). History of Mercer County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 161.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.