| Official Name: | Walnut Township, Fairfield 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: | Fairfield |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 130.6 |
| Area Land Km2: | 124.4 |
| Area Water Km2: | 6.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 6673 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 300 |
| Elevation Ft: | 984 |
| Coordinates: | 39.8864°N -82.5236°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-80570[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1086085 |
Walnut Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 6,673.
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
Several populated places are located in Walnut Township:
Walnut Township was organized in 1807, and named for the groves of walnut trees within its borders.[4] Statewide, other Walnut Townships are located in Gallia and Pickaway counties.
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.