Washington Township, Holmes County, Ohio

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Washington Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Township
The Joseph L. DeYarmon House, a historic site in the township
The Joseph L. DeYarmon House, a historic site in the township
Location of Washington Township in Holmes County
Location of Washington Township in Holmes County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Holmes
Area
 • Total 30.0 sq mi (77.8 km2)
 • Land 29.8 sq mi (77.2 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,122 ft (342 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,614
 • Density 54.2/sq mi (20.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-81368[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086340[1]

Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,614 people in the township, 1,419 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Communities

  • Lakeville is an unincorporated community located within the northeast portion of the township on the western shore of Odell Lake along SR 226.
  • Loudonville is a village located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. partly within the eastern portion of the township. Loudonville is also located within Green Township and Hanover Township.
  • Nashville is a village located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. partly within the southeast portion of the township. Nashville is also located in Knox Township.

Geography

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

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.

References

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Holmes County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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