Winchester Township (Ohio)

Winchester Township
Winchester Township Location in Ohio
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Ohio
County :	Adams County
Coordinates :	38 ° 57 ′  N , 83 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 57 ′  N , 83 ° 39 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,984 (as of: 2000)
Population density :	23.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	84.7 km 2  (approx. 33 mi 2 ) of which 84.6 km 2  (approx. 33 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	296 m
Postal code :	45697
Area code :	+1 937
FIPS :	39-85890
GNIS ID :	1085688
Adam County's townships

Winchester Township is one of fifteen townships of Adams County in the US state of Ohio . According to the 2000 census , 1984 residents were registered here.

geography

Winchester Township is in the extreme northwest of Adams County in southwest Ohio, about 25 miles south of the Ohio River , which forms the natural border with Kentucky , and is bordered clockwise by the townships: Concord Township in Highland County , Scott Township , Wayne Township and in Brown County to Jackson Township and Eagle Township (Brown County, Ohio) .

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 )