Washington Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
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|subdivision_name2 = Columbiana
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|area_total_km2 = 57.8
|area_land_km2 = 57.1
|area_water_km2 = 0.7
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|population_total = 2002
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
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|elevation_m = 270
|elevation_ft = 886
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Washington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 2,002 people living in the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Wayne Township - north
- Madison Township - northeast
- Yellow Creek Township - east
- Brush Creek Township, Jefferson County - south
- Fox Township, Carroll County - west
- Franklin Township - northwest
One village is located in Washington Township:
- The village of Salineville, in the west
Name and history
{{US Census population
|1980= 2618
|1990= 2464
|2000= 2380
|2010= 2264
|2020= 2002
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It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.{{Cite web| title = Detailed map of Ohio| publisher = United States Census Bureau| year = 2000| url = http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf| access-date =February 16, 2007}}
The township was organized in 1816, and was originally known as Saline Township.{{cite book |title=History of the upper Ohio Valley |volume=2 |first=Gibson Lamb |last=Cranmer |publisher=Brant & Fuller |location=Madison, Wisconsin |year=1891 |page=22 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OGKgCxz8tG0C&dq=Washington&pg=PA22}}
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,[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009. 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.
=Township Trustees=
- Charles Jarvis, Chairman{{cite web|url=https://www.columbiana.boe.ohio.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Columbiana-County-Elected-Officials-2.11.21.pdf|title=2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County|access-date=February 19, 2021}}
- James L. Sevek, Vice Chairman
- Pete Sambroak, Jr.
=Fiscal Officer=
References
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External links
- [http://www.columbianacounty.org County website]
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Category:Townships in Columbiana County, Ohio