Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Barlow Township, Washington County, Ohio

Township

The Bell Covered Bridge

Location of Barlow Township in Washington County

Coordinates: 39°23′36″N 81°39′7″W﻿ / ﻿39.39333°N 81.65194°W﻿ / 39.39333; -81.65194Coordinates: 39°23′36″N 81°39′7″W﻿ / ﻿39.39333°N 81.65194°W﻿ / 39.39333; -81.65194
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Washington
Area

• Total| 31.8 sq mi (82.3 km2)
• Land| 31.7 sq mi (82.2 km2)
• Water| 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 837 ft (255 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 2,417
• Density| 76.1/sq mi (29.4/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

45712

Area code| 740
FIPS code| 39-03898[2]
GNIS feature ID| 1087126[1]

Barlow Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,417 people in the township.[3]

## Geography[edit]

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

* Watertown Township \- north
* Warren Township \- east
* Dunham Township \- south
* Fairfield Township \- west
* Palmer Township \- northwest

No municipalities are located in Barlow Township, although the unincorporated communities of Barlow and Vincent lie in the township's west and south respectively.

## Name and history[edit]

It is the only Barlow Township statewide, although there is a Bartlow Township in Henry County.

## Government[edit]

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,[4] 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[edit]

1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. ^ Washington County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links[edit]

* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Marietta

Cities|

* Belpre
* Marietta

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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