Washington Township, Carroll County, Ohio
Washington Township, Carroll County, Ohio | |
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 Township garage and meeting house | |
 Location of Washington Township in Carroll County | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′43″N 81°1′32″W / 40.61194°N 81.02556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Carroll |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.02 sq mi (67.40 km2) |
| • Land | 26.00 sq mi (67.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,116 |
| • Density | 43/sq mi (16.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-81116[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085837[1] |
Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,116.[3]
Geography[edit]
Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Augusta Township - north
- East Township - northeast
- Fox Township - east
- Lee Township - south
- Center Township - southwest
- Harrison Township - west
- Brown Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Washington Township.
Name and history[edit]
It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.[4] Originally Township 14 of range 5 of the Old Seven Ranges, and later a part of Columbiana County, the township was admitted whole with the formation of Carroll county. In March, 1836, the county commissioners took part of Washington township along with a part of Harrison Township to form Centre (later Center) township.[5]
Government[edit]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 700 | — | |
| 1830 | 1,447 | 106.7% | |
| 1840 | 1,041 | −28.1% | |
| 1850 | 1,020 | −2.0% | |
| 1860 | 749 | −26.6% | |
| 1870 | 740 | −1.2% | |
| 1880 | 750 | 1.4% | |
| 1890 | 664 | −11.5% | |
| 1900 | 634 | −4.5% | |
| 1910 | 601 | −5.2% | |
| 1920 | 523 | −13.0% | |
| 1930 | 525 | 0.4% | |
| 1940 | 542 | 3.2% | |
| 1950 | 536 | −1.1% | |
| 1960 | 601 | 12.1% | |
| 1970 | 697 | 16.0% | |
| 1980 | 772 | 10.8% | |
| 1990 | 813 | 5.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,061 | 30.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,239 | 16.8% | |
| 2020 | 1,116 | −9.9% | |
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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,[7] 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.
Education[edit]
Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Ohio Department of Development
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ Eckley, H.J.; Perry, W.T. (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 185.
- ^ census data: 1820 : 1820 page 123, 1830 : Kilbourn, John (1831). The Ohio gazetteer: or, Topographical dictionary: describing the several ... in the State of Ohio. self. p. 321., 1840, 1880 : Howe, Henry (1907). Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition. The State of Ohio. p. 359., 1850 : 1950 page 14, 1860 : 1860 page 13, 1870 : 1870 page 24, 1890, 1900 : Hunt, William C. (1901). Population of the United States by states and territories, counties, and minor Civil Divisions, as returned at the Twelfth Census: 1900. United States Census Printing Office. p. 306., 1900, 1910, 1920 : Austin, William Lane; Teele, Ray Palmer (1921). Fourteenth census of the United States, Volume 1. Government Printing Office. p. 561., 1930 : 1930 page 40, 1940 : 1940 page 83, 1950 : 1950 page 14, 1960 : 1860 page 16, 1970 : 1970 page 124, 1980 : 1980 & 1990 Census Information, at reference desk, Carroll County District Library, 1990 : 1990 , 2000 : 2000 , 2010 : 2010, 2020 : 2020
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ "PUC Ohio map of School Districts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
External links[edit]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |