Washington Township (Brown County, Ohio)

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Washington Township
Washington Township (Ohio)
Washington Township
Washington Township
Location in Ohio
Basic data
State : United States
State : Ohio
County : Clark County
Coordinates : 39 ° 0 ′  N , 83 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 0 ′  N , 83 ° 49 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 2,271 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 38.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 58.8 km 2  (approx. 23 mi 2 ) of
which 58.7 km 2  (approx. 23 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 293 m
Postal code : 45171
Area code : +1 937
FIPS : 39-81102
GNIS ID : 1085807
Map of Brown County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG
Brown County's townships

Washington Township is one of 16 townships of Brown County in the US state of Ohio . According to the census in 2000 , 2271 inhabitants were registered here.

geography

Washington Township is located in the north-central part of Brown County in southwest Ohio, is about 20 km to the south from the Ohio River , which is the natural border with Kentucky , and is bordered clockwise by the townships: Clay Township in Highland County , Whiteoak Township ( Highland County), Eagle Township , Jackson Township , Franklin Township , Scott Township , Pike Township, and Green Township .

administration

The township is administered by a Board of Trustees consisting of three elected members. Two people are elected in the year after the presidential election and one in the year before. The term of office usually lasts four years and begins on January 1st. There is also a township clerk (secretary), who is also elected for a four-year term in the year before the presidential election. His term of office begins on April 1st.

Individual evidence

  1. Population figures at Factfinder.census.gov ( Memento from February 12, 2020 in the web archive archive.today )

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