Washington_Township,_Licking_County,_Ohio

Washington Township, Licking County, Ohio

Washington Township, Licking County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Washington Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,992.

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Geography

Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

Most of the village of Utica is located in northwestern Washington Township.

Name and history

It is one of 43 Washington Townships statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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.

Public Safety

Law Enforcement: Licking County Sheriffs Office
Fire & EMS: County Line Joint Fire District

References

  1. [1]
    "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. [3]
    "Washington township, Licking County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  4. [4]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. [5]
    "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. [6]
    §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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