Washington Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Washington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 511, including 76 people in the village of Graysville.[3]

Washington Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Location of Washington Township in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°38′31″N 81°10′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMonroe
Area
  Total30.9 sq mi (80.2 km2)
  Land30.9 sq mi (80.1 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation860 ft (262 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total511
  Density17/sq mi (6.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-81480[2]
GNIS feature ID1086662[1]

Geography

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

The village of Graysville is located in northern Washington Township, and the unincorporated community of Rinard Mills lies along the Little Muskingum River in the township's southwest.

Name and history

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

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,[5] 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.

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