Washington Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,325 people in the township.[3]

Washington Township, Darke County, Ohio
Township
Fields north of Sharps Crossing
Location in Darke County and the state of Ohio
Coordinates: 40°8′34″N 84°45′39″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Darke
Area
• Total	31.7 sq mi (82.0 km2)
• Land	31.6 sq mi (81.8 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,076 ft (328 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,325
• Density	42/sq mi (16.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-81186[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086026[1]

Geography

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

• Jackson Township - north
• Brown Township - northeast corner
• Greenville Township - east
• Liberty Township - south
• Greensfork Township, Randolph County, Indiana - southwest
• Wayne Township, Randolph County, Indiana - northwest

No municipalities are located in Washington Township.

Name and history

Washington Township was established in 1819.[4] It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.[5]

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,[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. The current trustees are Mark Cox, Don Weiss and Luke Leber, and the fiscal officer is Melissa Brawley. Township Trustees Archived 2007-06-15 at the Wayback Machine. Darke County. Accessed 2007-06-01.

References

External links

• County website