Washington Township is one of the nineteen townships

Civil township

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 of Guernsey County

Guernsey County, Ohio

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 491 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Perry Township, Tuscarawas County
  Perry Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
  Perry Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 462 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Freeport Township, Harrison County
  Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio
  Freeport Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 763 people in the township, 365 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Londonderry Township
  Londonderry Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
  Londonderry Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 738 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Madison Township
  Madison Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
  Madison Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 855 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Jefferson Township
  Jefferson Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 94 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Monroe Township - north...
  
   - southwest corner
• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 598 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west

No municipalities are located in Washington Township.

Name and history

It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.

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, 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.