Country United States FIPS code 39-81284 Elevation 239 m Population 4,602 (2000) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086255 Local time Saturday 11:32 PM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 51% Humidity Area 92.72 km² (91.69 km² Land / 104 ha Water) | ||
Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,602 people in the township, 1,011 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Washington Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two municipalities are located in Washington Township: part of the city of Fostoria in the northeast, and the village of Arcadia in the southwest.
Name and history
It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.
Washington Township was organized in 1832. It was named for George Washington, first President of the United States.
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.