Summary
Washington Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,055 people in the township.
Washington Township, Lucas County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Houses in the township's eastern section | |
 Map of Washington Township | |
| Coordinates: 41°43′22″N 83°29′27″W / 41.72278°N 83.49083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lucas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.6 sq mi (17.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| • Water | 5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,055 |
| • Density | 460/sq mi (180/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-81438[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086538[1] |
| Website | www |
Communities[4] edit
- Alexis Addition is an unincorporated community located at 41°43′11″N 83°31′37″W / 41.71972°N 83.52694°W and is completely surrounded by Toledo, Ohio. The Raintree Mobile Home Village is located in Alexis Addition. The Township hall is located in Alexis Addition.
- Shoreland is an unincorporated community located at 41°43′23″N 83°29′30″W / 41.72306°N 83.49167°W in the eastern portion of the township.
Geography edit
Most of what was once Washington Township is now incorporated, leaving only two small pieces. Those pieces have the following borders:
- Western piece: completely surrounded by Toledo
- Eastern piece: surrounded by Toledo, except for a border on Erie Township, Monroe County, Michigan in the north
A small part of Maumee Bay is also included in Washington Township.
No municipalities are located in Washington Township.
Name and history edit
It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.[5]
Washington Township was organized in 1840.[6]
Government edit
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,[7] 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.
References edit
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Washington township, Lucas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Homepage: " the Ottawa River, east of I-75. The Alexis Place area includes the Raintree Mobile Home Village." http://www.washington-twp.com/index.html
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ Waggoner, Clark (1888). History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio. Munsell & Company. p. 904.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links edit
- Township website
- County website