Washington Township, Hancock County, Ohio
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Washington Township is a township in Hancock County, Ohio. It contains the village of Arcadia and part of the city of Fostoria.
It is bordered by Perry Township, Wood County (north), the city of Fostoria (parts of which are also in Wood County and Seneca County) (northeast), Loudon Township, Seneca County (east), Biglick Township (south), Marion Township (southwest), Cass Township (west), and Bloom Township, Wood County (northwest).
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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
Washington is the most popular township name in Ohio; 42 other state townships share the same name.
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Municipalities and Communities of Hancock County, Ohio (County Seat: Findlay) |
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| Cities | Findlay | Fostoria |
| Villages | Arcadia | Arlington | Benton Ridge | Jenera | McComb | Mount Blanchard | Mount Cory | Rawson | Van Buren | Vanlue |
| Townships | Allen | Amanda | Biglick | Blanchard | Cass | Delaware | Eagle | Jackson | Liberty | Madison | Marion | Orange | Pleasant | Portage | Union | Van Buren | Washington |
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