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Washington Township, Licking County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Licking

FIPS code
  
39-81410

Elevation
  
300 m

Local time
  
Saturday 11:35 PM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086480

Area
  
61.4 km²

Population
  
3,045 (2000)

Washington Township, Licking County, Ohio

Weather
  
7°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 58% Humidity

Washington Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,045 people in the township, 917 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Washington Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Morgan Township, Knox County - north
  • Clay Township, Knox County - northeast
  • Eden Township - east
  • Newton Township - south
  • McKean Township - southwest
  • Burlington Township - west
  • Most of the village of Utica is located in northwestern Washington Township.

    Name and history

    It is one of forty-three Washington 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.

    References

    Washington Township, Licking County, Ohio Wikipedia