Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,624, of whom 1,438 lived in the unincorporated portion of the township. Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Lake Township, Ashland County - north Clinton Township, Wayne County - northeast Ripley Township - east Knox Township - south Hanover Township, Ashland County - southwest Green Township, Ashland County - northwest Several populated places are located in Washington Township: Part of the village of Loudonville, in the west Part of the village of Nashville, in the southeast The unincorporated community of Lakeville, in the northeast Name and history It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide. 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, 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 External links County website Townships in Holmes County, Ohio Townships in Ohio