Official Name: | Washington Township, Logan County, Ohio |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Image Map1: | Map of Logan County Ohio Highlighting Washington Township.png |
Mapsize1: | 250px |
Map Caption1: | Location of Washington Township in Logan County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Logan |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 62.6 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 59.1 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.5 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 3351 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
Elevation Ft: | 991 |
Coordinates: | 40.4625°N -83.8931°W |
Area Code: | 937, 326 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 39-81424[4] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1086496 |
Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,351.
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Russells Point is located in northern Washington Township, and the unincorporated community of Lewistown lies in the township's center.
The southern part of Indian Lake is located in northern Washington Township.
Washington Township was organized in 1839.[5] It is one of 43 Washington Townships statewide.[6]
On the shores of Dunns Pond (in northern Washington Township)[7] is a Native American mound, the Dunns Pond Mound, which was built at some point between 300 BC and AD 600. The mound is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8]
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, 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.
U.S. Route 33 is the most important highway in Washington Township. Other significant highways in Washington Township include State Routes 47, 235, 274, 366, 368, 708, and 720.