Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 2,315 people lived in the township.>
Geography Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Harris Township, Ottawa County - north Salem Township, Ottawa County - northeast corner, north of Rice Township Rice Township - northeast, south of Salem Township Sandusky Township - east Ballville Township - southeast corner Jackson Township - south Scott Township - southwest corner Madison Township - west Woodville Township - northwest
Four villages are located in Washington Township: Part of Elmore in the northwest Part of Gibsonburg in the west Part of Helena in the southwest Lindsey in the northeast
Washington Township also contains the census-designated place of Hessville.
Name and history It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.
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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
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External links County website