Adams Township, Washington County, Ohio

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; -81.52389Coordinates: 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 (2000)
  Total 1,830
  Density 58.7/sq mi (22.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-00338[2]
GNIS feature ID 1087124[1]

Adams Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,830 people in the township, 1,202 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Washington County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 March 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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