Country United States County Mercer FIPS code 39-81452 Elevation 265 m Local time Saturday 11:36 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086633 Area 94 km² Population 1,218 (2000) | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 42% Humidity | ||
Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,218 people in the township.
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Map of Washington Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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. 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.