Adams Township, Washington County, Ohio

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
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	755 ft (230 m)
Population (2020)
• 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
GNIS feature ID	1087124

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:

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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Adams township, Washington County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "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 4/30/2009.

External links

County website

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2] "Adams township, Washington County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

[5] §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Marietta
Cities	Belpre Marietta	Map of Ohio highlighting Washington County
Villages	Beverly Lowell Lower Salem Macksburg Matamoras
Townships	Adams Aurelius Barlow Belpre Decatur Dunham Fairfield Fearing Grandview Independence Lawrence Liberty Ludlow Marietta Muskingum Newport Palmer Salem Warren Waterford Watertown Wesley
CDPs	Devola Little Hocking Newport Reno Vincent Waterford
Unincorporated communities	Archers Fork Barlow Bartlett Beavertown Beckett Bevan Bloomfield Bonn Briggs Caywood Churchtown Coal Run Constitution Cornerville Cow Run Cutler Dalzell Dart Decaturville Deucher Dunbar Dunham Elba Equity Fifteen Fillmore Fleming Germantown Gracey Grandview Layman Leith Lower Newport Luke Chute Moore Junction Moss Run Newell Run Oak Grove Patten Mills Pinehurst Qualey Rainbow Relief Sitka Stanleyville Tick Ridge Veto Wade Warner Watertown Whipple Wingett Run Yankeeburg
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