Country United States County Washington FIPS code 39-81774 Elevation 246 m Population 3,708 (2000) Area code 740 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087145 Zip code 45786 Local time Sunday 5:52 AM | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind N at 2 km/h, 96% Humidity Area 100.5 km² (97.38 km² Land / 3.108 km² Water) | ||
Waterford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,708 people in the township, 2,426 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Waterford Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Beverly is located in central Beverly Township, and the unincorporated communities of Coal Run and Waterford lie in the township's northeast and south.
Name and history
It is the only Waterford Township 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.