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词条 Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio
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  1. Geography

  2. Name and history

  3. Government

  4. References

  5. External links

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|official_name = Washington Township, Richland County, Ohio
|settlement_type = Township
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|image_skyline = Washington Township barn on 97.jpg
|imagesize = 250px
|image_caption = State Route 97 barn northwest of Bellville
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|image_map = Washington Richland.PNG
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|map_caption = Location of Washington Township (red) in Richland County, next to the city of Mansfield (yellow).
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Ohio
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Richland
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_km2 = 84.0
|area_land_km2 = 84.0
|area_water_km2 = 0.0
|area_total_sq_mi = 32.4
|area_land_sq_mi = 32.4
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.0
|population_as_of = 2000
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|population_total = 6777
|population_density_km2 = 80.7
|population_density_sq_mi = 209.0
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
|elevation_footnotes = [1]
|elevation_m = 397
|elevation_ft = 1302
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|blank_info = 39-81578[2]
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}}Washington Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 census found 6,777 people in the township, 6,643 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

  • Madison Township - north
  • Mifflin Township - northeast corner
  • Monroe Township - east
  • Worthington Township - southeast corner
  • Jefferson Township - south
  • Perry Township - southwest corner
  • Troy Township - west
  • Springfield Township - northwest corner

Parts of three municipalities are located in Washington Township: the city of Mansfield — the county seat of Richland County — in the north, the village of Bellville in the south, and the village of Lexington in the west.

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.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}
3. ^Richland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^{{Cite web| title = Detailed map of Ohio| work = | 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| accessdate =2007-02-16}}
5. ^§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

  • Township website
  • County website
{{Richland County, Ohio}}

1 : Townships in Richland County, Ohio

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