Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Washington Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Township
	Location of Washington Township in Franklin County.
	Coordinates: 40°4′17″N 83°9′37″W / 40.07139°N 83.16028°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Franklin, Delaware, Union
Area
• Total	27.5 sq mi (71 km2)
Elevation	906 ft (276 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	43,593
• Density	1,600/sq mi (610/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-81242
GNIS feature ID	1086117
Website	www.wtwp.com

Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. It also includes portions of Delaware County and Union County within the city of Dublin. The population was 43,593 at the 2020 census.

In 1991, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that the city of Dublin was permitted to include the entire territory of the city in Washington Township, including areas outside of Franklin County.^[4]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:

Dublin - northeast
Hilliard - southeast
Brown Township - southwest, east of Canaan Township
Canaan Township, Madison County - southwest, west of Brown Township
Darby Township, Madison County - west
Jerome Township, Union County - northwest

Several small exclaves of the township are located within the city of Dublin.

Much of eastern Washington Township is occupied by the city of Dublin, and the city of Hilliard includes a small part of southern Washington Township. As well, the unincorporated community of Amlin lies in the southwestern part of the township.

Name and history

It is one of forty-three 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.

Education

Some areas of this township are in the Hilliard City School District.^[7]

Others are part of Dublin City Schools.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Washington township, Franklin County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ The State, Ex Rel. City of Dublin, v. Delaware County Board of Commissioners, 62 Ohio St.3d 55 (Ohio Supreme Court 1991) ("By operation of R.C. 503.14, the detached portion of Concord Township will become a part of Washington Township which will then exist in both Delaware and Franklin Counties. No law has been cited or found that limits the boundaries of a township to one county.").
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 2009-04-30.
^ "Facts & Figures" (Archive). Hilliard City School District. Retrieved on June 14, 2014.