Washington Township, Harrison County, Ohio

Washington Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 640.

Washington Township, Harrison County, Ohio
Township
Clendening Lake from State Route 799
Location of Washington Township in Harrison County
Coordinates: 40°16′1″N 81°16′49″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Harrison
Area
• Total	31.6 sq mi (81.9 km2)
• Land	30.3 sq mi (78.5 km2)
• Water	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	860 ft (262 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	640
• Density	20/sq mi (7.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-81312[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086285[1]

Geography

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

• Franklin Township - northeast
• Nottingham Township - east
• Moorefield Township - southeast
• Freeport Township - south
• Perry Township, Tuscarawas County - southwest
• Rush Township, Tuscarawas County - northwest

No municipalities are located in Washington Township, although the census-designated place of Tippecanoe is located at the center of the township.

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.