Washington Township, Hancock County, Ohio

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Washington Township, Ohio
Location of Washington Township in Hancock County.
Location of Washington Township in Hancock County.
Coordinates: 41°8′27″N 83°27′47″W / 41.14083, -83.46306
Country United States
State Ohio
County Hancock
Area
 - Total 35.8 sq mi (92.7 km²)
 - Land 35.4 sq mi (91.7 km²)
 - Water 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
Elevation [1] 784 ft (239 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 4,602
 - Density 130.0/sq mi (50.2/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-81284[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086255[1]

Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,602 people in the township, 1,011 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

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

Two municipalities are located in Washington Township: part of the city of Fostoria in the northeast, and the village of Arcadia in the southwest.

[edit] Name and history

It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.

[edit] 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 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.

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