Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Defiance County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,528 people in the township.
Geography Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Pulaski Township, Williams County - north Springfield Township, Williams County - northeast corner Tiffin Township - east Noble Township - southeast corner Delaware Township - south Mark Township - southwest corner Farmer Township - west Center Township, Williams County - northwest corner
The village of Ney is located in central Washington Township.
Name and history Washington Township was established in 1838. Named for George Washington, first President of the United States, 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.
Transportation Significant highways in Washington Township include:DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 34. . U.S. Route 127, which travels from north to south through the western half of the township State Route 15, which travels from northwest to southeast through the center of the township State Route 249, which travels west from its beginning in Ney to the Farmer Township line
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External links County website