Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio

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Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio
Township
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Trail at Fort Ancient
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Detailed map of Washington Township
Coordinates: 39°24′34″N84°3′15″W / 39.40944°N 84.05417°W / 39.40944; -84.05417 Coordinates: 39°24′34″N84°3′15″W / 39.40944°N 84.05417°W / 39.40944; -84.05417
Country United States
State Ohio
County Warren
Area
 • Total34.4 sq mi (89.1 km2)
 • Land34.3 sq mi (88.7 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
961 ft (293 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,855
 • Density54.2/sq mi (20.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-81690 [2]
GNIS feature ID1087122 [1]

Washington Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States. Located in the east-central part of the county, it is the only one of the eleven that does not contain a municipality. The population in 2000 was 1,855, up from 1,354 in 1990, the second smallest population of the eleven.

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Geography

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

It was wholly within the Virginia Military District and was surveyed under the metes and bounds system.

The township is the home of Fort Ancient, a prehistoric earthwork built by the Mound Builders 2,000 years ago.

Name and history

Named for President George Washington, [3] it shares its name with forty-two other Townships statewide. [4]

Washington Township was created by the Warren County Commissioners on June 27, 1818. [5]

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, [6] 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.

Public services

Most of the township is in the Clinton Massie Local School District, but parts are in the Little Miami Local School District and the Lebanon City School District. Telephone service is provided through the Lebanon, Clarksville, Morrow, and Waynesville exchanges. Mail is delivered through the Clarksville, Lebanon, Oregonia and Waynesville post offices.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Warren County, Ohio Place Names". Warren County Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ The History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County ; Its Townships, Towns. W.H. Beers & Company. 1882. p. 698.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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