Country United States FIPS code 39-81158 Elevation 270 m Population 2,264 (2010) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085904 Local time Saturday 11:28 PM | |
 | ||
Weather 4°C, Wind SW at 2 km/h, 56% Humidity Area 57.76 km² (56.98 km² Land / 78 ha Water) | ||
Washington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 2,264 people living in the township, 953 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Contents
Map of Washington Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
One village is located in Washington Township:
Name and history
It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.
The township was organized in 1816, and was originally known as Saline Township.
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.