Lawrence Township, Washington County, Ohio

Geography

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

• Liberty Township - north
• Independence Township - east
• Newport Township - south
• Marietta Township - southwest corner
• Fearing Township - west
• Salem Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Lawrence Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Lawrence Townships are located in Lawrence, Stark, and Tuscarawas counties.

Northeastern Lawrence Township is the location of the Hune Covered Bridge, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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. "Lawrence 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. DeLorme. ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. 7th ed. [[Yarmouth, Maine. Yarmouth]]: [[DeLorme]], 2004, 72-73. {{ISBN. 0-89933-281-1.
5. {{NRISref. 2009a
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.