Country United States County Washington FIPS code 39-37268 Elevation 291 m Local time Saturday 7:35 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087134 Area 73.8 km² Population 387 (2000) | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 42% Humidity | ||
Independence Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 387 people in the township.
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Map of Independence Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
Pleasants County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the southeast.
No municipalities are located in Independence Township.
Name and history
Independence Township was established in 1840. It is the only Independence Township 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.