Washington Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Township
The Chalfant Church
Location of Washington Township in Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40°11′54″N 82°2′59″W / 40.19833°N 82.04972°W / 40.19833; -82.04972
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Coshocton
Area
• Total	24.07 sq mi (62.35 km2)
• Land	24.05 sq mi (62.29 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation [1]	820 ft (250 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	727
• Density	30/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-81172[3]
GNIS feature ID	1085930[1]

Washington Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 727.

Geography

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

• Bedford Township - north
• Jackson Township - northeast
• Virginia Township - east
• Cass Township, Muskingum County - south
• Jackson Township, Muskingum County - southwest corner
• Pike Township - west

No municipalities are located in Washington Township, although the unincorporated community of Wakatomika lies at the center of the township.

Name and history

It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.^[4]

Washington Township was organized in 1811,^[5] and its first mill was built one year later.^[6]

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,^[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.