Country United States County Brown FIPS code 39-81102 Elevation 293 m Population 2,354 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085807 Area 58.6 km² Local time Saturday 11:26 PM | |
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Washington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,354 people in the township, over 2,000 of whom lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.
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Map of Washington Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Sardinia is located in northern Washington Township.
Name and history
It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.
Washington Township was established in 1822.
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.