Country United States County Washington FIPS code 39-00338 Elevation 230 m Population 1,830 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087124 Local time Thursday 1:04 AM | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind W at 32 km/h, 59% Humidity Area 81.84 km² (80.81 km² Land / 129 ha Water) | ||
Adams Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,830 people in the township, 1,202 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Adams Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Lowell is located in southeastern Adams Township.
Name and history
It is one of ten Adams 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.