Country United States FIPS code 39-81592 Elevation 194 m Population 2,396 (2000) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086919 Local time Saturday 11:39 PM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 56% Humidity Area 125.9 km² (125.9 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 2,396 people lived in the township, 1,769 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Washington Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Four villages are located in Washington Township:
Washington Township also contains the unincorporated community of Hessville.
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.