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Independence Township, Washington County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

FieldValue
official_nameIndependence Township, Washington County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineIndependence Township offices in Archer's Fork.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionTownship hall at Archer's Fork
image_mapMap of Washington County Ohio Highlighting Independence Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Independence Township in Washington County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Washington
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km273.8
area_land_km273.7
area_water_km20.1
area_total_sq_mi28.5
area_land_sq_mi28.5
area_water_sq_mi0.0
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total315
population_density_km24.3
population_density_sq_mi11.1
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m291
elevation_ft955
coordinates
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info39-37268
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
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Independence Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 315 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

  • Ludlow Township - north
  • Grandview Township - east
  • Newport Township - south
  • Lawrence Township - west
  • Liberty Township - northwest

Pleasants County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the southeast.

No municipalities are located in Independence Township.

Name and history

Independence Township was established in 1840. It is the only Independence 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

References

  1. "Independence 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. Hathaway, Seymour J.. (1902). "History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens". Biographical Publishing Company.
  5. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  6. [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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