| Official Name: | Washington Township, Auglaize County, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Auglaize |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 80.5 |
| Area Land Km2: | 80.5 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1944 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 273 |
| Elevation Ft: | 896 |
| Coordinates: | 40.5036°N -84.2881°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-81074[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1085774 |
Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,944 people in the township.[3]
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of New Knoxville is located in southwestern Washington Township.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the area of the township is 80.5sqkm.[4]
It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.[5]
Originally part of Allen County, the township was formed in 1836.[6]
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.
The township is split between the Wapakoneta City School District, the Saint Marys City School District, and the New Knoxville Local School District.
The northwestern section of the township is served by the Saint Marys (45885) post office, the northeastern section by the Wapakoneta (45895) post office, the southern section by the New Knoxville (45871) post office, and the extreme southeastern section by the Botkins (45306) post office.