Adams Township, Washington County, Ohio
Township
The Jonathan Sprague House, built 1800
Location of Adams Township in Washington County
Coordinates: 39°32′20″N 81°31′26″W / 39.53889°N 81.52389°W / 39.53889; -81.52389
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Washington
Area
• Total	31.6 sq mi (81.9 km2)
• Land	31.2 sq mi (80.7 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	755 ft (230 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,516
• Density	48.6/sq mi (18.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-00338[3]
GNIS feature ID	1087124[1]

Adams Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,516 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Jackson Township, Noble County - north
• Aurelius Township - northeast corner
• Salem Township - east
• Muskingum Township - southeast
• Watertown Township - southwest
• Waterford Township - west

The village of Lowell is located in southeastern Adams Township.

Name and history

It is one of ten Adams Townships statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.