Grandview Township, Washington County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Grandview Township,
Washington County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Washington
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:91.8
Area Land Km2:91.1
Area Water Km2:0.7
Area Total Sq Mi:35.4
Area Land Sq Mi:35.2
Area Water Sq Mi:0.3
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1396
Population Density Km2:15.3
Population Density Sq Mi:39.7
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:280
Elevation Ft:919
Coordinates:39.5192°N -81.1011°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-31276[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1087133

Grandview Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,396 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the eastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the southeast: Pleasants County in the far south, and Tyler County otherwise.

The village of Matamoras is located in the eastern part of the township along the Ohio River.

Name and history

It is the only Grandview Township 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grandview township, Washington County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 8 September 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24