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Washington Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Washington Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Township
The Chalfant Church
The Chalfant Church
Location of Washington Township in Coshocton County
Location of Washington Township in Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40°11′54″N 82°2′59″W / 40.19833°N 82.04972°W / 40.19833; -82.04972
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyCoshocton
Area
 • Total
24.07 sq mi (62.35 km2)
 • Land24.05 sq mi (62.29 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
[1]
820 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
727
 • Density30/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-81172[3]
GNIS feature ID1085930[1]

Washington Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 727.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Washington Township, although the unincorporated community of Wakatomika lies at the center of the township.

Name and history

It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.[4]

Washington Township was organized in 1811,[5] and its first mill was built one year later.[6]

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,[7] 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

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Washington township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ^ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 3.
  6. ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. pp. 616.
  7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Township,_Coshocton_County,_Ohio