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Decatur Township, Washington County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

FieldValue
official_nameDecatur Township, Washington County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineRoot Covered Bridge.JPG
imagesize250px
image_captionThe Root Covered Bridge
image_mapMap of Washington County Ohio Highlighting Decatur Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Decatur Township in Washington County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Washington
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km291.0
area_land_km290.9
area_water_km20.0
area_total_sq_mi35.1
area_land_sq_mi35.1
area_water_sq_mi0.0
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total1342
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m257
elevation_ft843
coordinates
blank_nameFIPS code
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Decatur Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,342 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Wesley Township - north
  • Fairfield Township - northeast
  • Dunham Township - east
  • Belpre Township - southeast
  • Troy Township, Athens County - south
  • Rome Township, Athens County - west
  • Bern Township, Athens County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Decatur Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Decatur Township is located in Lawrence County.

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

References

  1. "Decatur township, Washington County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. [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 4/30/2009.
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