Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 663 people in the township.
Geography Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Brown Township - north Perry Township, Putnam County - east Jackson Township, Putnam County - southeast Monterey Township, Putnam County - south Jackson Township, Van Wert County - southwest Latty Township - west Jackson Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Washington Township, although the unincorporated communities of Mandale and Roselms lie in the township's southeast and southwest respectively.
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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
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External links County website