Washington Township, Carroll County, Ohio

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Washington Township, Carroll County, Ohio
Township
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Township garage and meeting house
Map of Carroll County Ohio Highlighting Washington Township.png
Location of Washington Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°36′43″N81°1′32″W / 40.61194°N 81.02556°W / 40.61194; -81.02556
Country United States
State Ohio
County Carroll
Area
 • Total26.02 sq mi (67.40 km2)
 • Land26.00 sq mi (67.33 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,273 ft (388 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,116
 • Density43/sq mi (16.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-81116 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085837 [1]

Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,116. [3]

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Washington Township.

Name and history

It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide. [4] Originally Township 14 of range 5 of the Old Seven Ranges, and later a part of Columbiana County, the township was admitted whole with the formation of Carroll county. In March, 1836, the county commissioners took part of Washington township along with a part of Harrison Township to form Centre (later Center) township. [5]

Government

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1820 700—
1830 1,447106.7%
1840 1,041−28.1%
1850 1,020−2.0%
1860 749−26.6%
1870 740−1.2%
1880 7501.4%
1890 664−11.5%
1900 634−4.5%
1910 601−5.2%
1920 523−13.0%
1930 5250.4%
1940 5423.2%
1950 536−1.1%
1960 60112.1%
1970 69716.0%
1980 77210.8%
1990 8135.3%
2000 1,06130.5%
2010 1,23916.8%
2020 1,116−9.9%
[6]

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.

Education

Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Ohio Department of Development
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ↑ Eckley, H.J.; Perry, W.T. (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 185.
  6. ↑ census data: 1820 : 1820 page 123, 1830 : Kilbourn, John (1831). The Ohio gazetteer: or, Topographical dictionary: describing the several ... in the State of Ohio. self. p. 321., 1840, 1880 : Howe, Henry (1907). Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition. The State of Ohio. p. 359., 1850 : 1950 page 14, 1860 : 1860 page 13, 1870 : 1870 page 24, 1890, 1900 : Hunt, William C. (1901). Population of the United States by states and territories, counties, and minor Civil Divisions, as returned at the Twelfth Census: 1900. United States Census Printing Office. p. 306., 1900, 1910, 1920 : Austin, William Lane; Teele, Ray Palmer (1921). Fourteenth census of the United States, Volume 1. Government Printing Office. p.  561., 1930 : 1930 page 40, 1940 : 1940 page 83, 1950 : 1950 page 14, 1960 : 1860 page 16, 1970 : 1970 page 124, 1980 : 1980 & 1990 Census Information, at reference desk, Carroll County District Library, 1990 : 1990 , 2000 : 2000 , 2010 : 2010, 2020 : 2020
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  8. ↑ "PUC Ohio map of School Districts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
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