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Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameWashington Township, Richland County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineWashington Township barn on 97.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionState Route 97 barn northwest of Bellville
image_mapWashington Richland.PNG
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Washington Township (red) in Richland County, next to the city of Mansfield (yellow).
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Richland
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km284.0
area_land_km284.0
area_water_km20.0
area_total_sq_mi32.4
area_land_sq_mi32.4
area_water_sq_mi0.0
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total6622
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m397
elevation_ft1302
coordinates
blank_nameFIPS code
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Washington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2020 census found 6,622 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Madison Township - north
  • Mifflin Township - northeast corner
  • Monroe Township - east
  • Worthington Township - southeast corner
  • Jefferson Township - south
  • Perry Township - southwest corner
  • Troy Township - west
  • Springfield Township - northwest corner

Parts of three municipalities are located in Washington Township: the city of Mansfield — the county seat of Richland County — in the north, the village of Bellville in the south, and the village of Lexington in the west.

Name and history

It is one of forty-three Washington Townships 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.

Trustees

  • Chairman: Dave Yoder
  • Vice Chairman: Bob Entenmann
  • Trustee: Jack Butler
  • Fiscal Officer: Annette Depue
  • Zoning Inspector: Tim Boggs

References

References

  1. "Washington township, Richland 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. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. [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.
  6. (2020). "Township Trustees". Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio.
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