Washington Township, Coshocton County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Washington Township, Coshocton 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:Coshocton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:62.35
Area Land Km2:62.29
Area Water Km2:0.06
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:727
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:250
Elevation Ft:820
Coordinates:40.1983°N -82.0497°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-81172[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085930

Washington Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 727.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Washington Township, although the unincorporated community of Wakatomika lies at the center of the township.

Name and history

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

Washington Township was organized in 1811,[5] and its first mill was built one year later.[6]

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,[7] 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: Washington township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 9 June 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. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  5. Book: Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio . R. Clarke & Company . Hunt, William Ellis . 1876 . 3.
  6. Book: History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881 . A. A. Graham . Graham, Albert Adams . 1881 . 616.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24