Washington Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Washington Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township

Highlandtown Lake lies in the northeast corner of the township

Location of Washington Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°37′31″N 80°49′19″W / 40.62528°N 80.82194°W / 40.62528; -80.82194Coordinates: 40°37′31″N 80°49′19″W / 40.62528°N 80.82194°W / 40.62528; -80.82194
Country United States
State Ohio
County Columbiana
Area
 • Total 22.3 sq mi (57.8 km2)
 • Land 22.0 sq mi (57.1 km2)
 • Water 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation[1] 886 ft (270 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,264
 • Density 103/sq mi (39.6/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-81158[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085904[1]

Washington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 2,264 people living in the township,[3] 953 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]

Geography

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

The village of Salineville is located in western Washington Township.

Name and history

It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.[5]

The township was organized in 1816, and was originally known as Saline Township.[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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Washington township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Remainder of Washington township, Washington township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/5/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.