Washington Township, Wood County, Ohio: Difference between revisions
Link is intended to go to the disambiguation page, not to the redirect |
Updated population |
||
(26 intermediate revisions by 18 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} |
|||
{{Infobox settlement |
{{Infobox settlement |
||
|official_name = Washington Township, Wood County, Ohio |
|official_name = Washington Township, Wood County, Ohio |
||
|settlement_type = [[Civil township|Township]] |
|settlement_type = [[Civil township|Township]] |
||
|nickname = |
|nickname = |
||
|motto = |
|motto = |
||
<!-- Images --> |
<!-- Images --> |
||
|image_skyline = |
|image_skyline = Long-Judson and Van Tassel junction scene.jpg |
||
|imagesize = |
|imagesize = 250px |
||
|image_caption = |
|image_caption = Fields north of Weston |
||
|image_flag = |
|image_flag = |
||
|image_seal = |
|image_seal = |
||
<!-- Maps --> |
<!-- Maps --> |
||
|image_map = |
|image_map = Map of Wood County Ohio Highlighting Washington Township.png |
||
|mapsize = 250px |
|mapsize = 250px |
||
|map_caption = Location of Washington Township in Wood County |
|map_caption = Location of Washington Township in Wood County |
||
|image_map1 = |
|image_map1 = |
||
|mapsize1 = |
|mapsize1 = |
||
|map_caption1 = |
|map_caption1 = |
||
<!-- Location --> |
<!-- Location --> |
||
|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |
|||
|coordinates_display = inline,title |
|||
| |
|subdivision_name = United States |
||
| |
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |
||
|subdivision_name = [[United States]] |
|||
|subdivision_type1 = [[Political divisions of the United States|State]] |
|||
|subdivision_name1 = [[Ohio]] |
|subdivision_name1 = [[Ohio]] |
||
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]] |
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]] |
||
Line 38: | Line 37: | ||
|leader_name1 = |
|leader_name1 = |
||
|established_title = |
|established_title = |
||
|established_date = |
|established_date = |
||
<!-- Area --> |
<!-- Area --> |
||
Line 52: | Line 51: | ||
<!-- Population --> |
<!-- Population --> |
||
|population_as_of = [[United States Census |
|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] |
||
|population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Washington township, Wood County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Washington_township,_Wood_County,_Ohio?g=060XX00US3917381704 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> |
|||
|population_footnotes = |
|||
|population_total = |
|population_total = 1864 |
||
|population_density_km2 = |
|population_density_km2 = 34.4 |
||
|population_density_sq_mi = |
|population_density_sq_mi = 89.2 |
||
<!-- General information --> |
<!-- General information --> |
||
Line 63: | Line 62: | ||
|timezone_DST = EDT |
|timezone_DST = EDT |
||
|utc_offset_DST = -4 |
|utc_offset_DST = -4 |
||
|elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref> |
|||
|elevation_footnotes = {{GR|3}} |
|||
|elevation_m = 203 |
|elevation_m = 203 |
||
|elevation_ft = 666 |
|elevation_ft = 666 |
||
|coordinates = {{coord|41|25|23|N|83|45|35|W|region:US-OH|display=inline,title}} |
|||
|latd = 41 |latm = 25 |lats = 23 |latNS = N |
|||
|longd = 83 |longm = 45 |longs = 35 |longEW = W |
|||
<!-- Area/postal codes & others --> |
<!-- Area/postal codes & others --> |
||
Line 74: | Line 72: | ||
|area_code = |
|area_code = |
||
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |
||
|blank_info = 39-81704{{ |
|blank_info = 39-81704<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |
||
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |
||
|blank1_info = 1087199 |
|blank1_info = 1087199<ref name="GR3" /> |
||
|website = |
|website = |
||
|footnotes = |
|footnotes = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Washington Township''' is one of the nineteen [[civil township|townships]] of [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood County]], [[Ohio]], |
'''Washington Township''' is one of the nineteen [[civil township|townships]] of [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]] found 1,864 people in the township. |
||
==Geography== |
==Geography== |
||
Line 91: | Line 89: | ||
*[[Providence Township, Lucas County, Ohio|Providence Township, Lucas County]] - northwest |
*[[Providence Township, Lucas County, Ohio|Providence Township, Lucas County]] - northwest |
||
The village of [[Tontogany, Ohio|Tontogany]] is located in Washington Township. |
The village of [[Tontogany, Ohio|Tontogany]] is located in south central Washington Township, and the [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] of [[Otsego, Wood County, Ohio|Otsego]] lies in the township's northeast. |
||
==Name and history== |
==Name and history== |
||
It is one of forty-three [[Washington Township, Ohio|Washington Townships |
Washington Township was established in 1837.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.wood.oh.us/history/ctv.htm |title=Cities, Townships, & Villages |publisher=Wood County Government |access-date=11 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606014831/http://www.co.wood.oh.us/history/ctv.htm |archive-date=June 6, 2015 }}</ref> It is one of forty-three [[Washington Township, Ohio (disambiguation)|Washington Townships in Ohio]].<ref>{{Cite web| title = Detailed map of Ohio| publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| year = 2000| url = http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf| format = PDF| access-date =February 16, 2007}}</ref> |
||
==Government== |
==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,<ref>[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed |
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,<ref>[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed April 30, 2009.</ref> 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== |
==References== |
||
Line 106: | Line 104: | ||
{{Wood County, Ohio}} |
{{Wood County, Ohio}} |
||
{{authority control}} |
|||
[[Category:Townships in Wood County, Ohio]] |
[[Category:Townships in Wood County, Ohio]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Townships in Ohio]] |
Latest revision as of 23:45, 14 September 2023
Washington Township, Wood County, Ohio | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 41°25′23″N 83°45′35″W / 41.42306°N 83.75972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Wood |
Area | |
• Total | 21.5 sq mi (55.6 km2) |
• Land | 20.9 sq mi (54.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
Elevation | 666 ft (203 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,864 |
• Density | 89.2/sq mi (34.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-81704[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1087199[1] |
Washington Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,864 people in the township.
Geography[edit]
Located in the northwestern part of the county along the Maumee River, it borders the following townships:
- Waterville Township, Lucas County - north
- Middleton Township - northeast
- Plain Township - southeast
- Weston Township - southwest
- Grand Rapids Township - west
- Providence Township, Lucas County - northwest
The village of Tontogany is located in south central Washington Township, and the unincorporated community of Otsego lies in the township's northeast.
Name and history[edit]
Washington Township was established in 1837.[4] It is one of forty-three Washington Townships in Ohio.[5]
Government[edit]
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,[6] 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[edit]
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Washington township, Wood County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Cities, Townships, & Villages". Wood County Government. Archived from the original on June 6, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.