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Winchester Township, Adams County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Adams

FIPS code
  
39-85890

Elevation
  
296 m

Zip code
  
45697

Area code
  
937

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1085688

Local time
  
Tuesday 1:32 AM

Population
  
2,208 (2010)

Winchester Township, Adams County, Ohio

Weather
  
13°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 99% Humidity

Area
  
84.69 km² (84.69 km² Land / 10 ha Water)

Winchester Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,208 people in the township, 1,157 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Winchester Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Concord Township, Highland County - north
  • Scott Township - east
  • Wayne Township - south
  • Jackson Township, Brown County - southwest
  • Eagle Township, Brown County - northwest
  • The village of Winchester is located in western Winchester Township.

    Name and history

    Winchester Township was organized in 1838. It is the only Winchester 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.

    References

    Winchester Township, Adams County, Ohio Wikipedia