Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,086.
Washington Township’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for health. 15% of residents are under 18 in Washington Township, against 22% in Ohio’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 83 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Waterworks Park, at 68 acres. Washington Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 700 in 1820, a low of 523 in 1920, 1,116 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1894 and 5 maps from 1910 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Washington Township.
At 1 of 100, Washington Township’s FEMA risk score is below both the Ohio town median (23 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Washington Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Washington Township.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 28% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 19.2% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.4% of Washington Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Washington Township has added 105 jobs, to 187 in 2023. Washington Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes.
| Washington Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.4% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Washington Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Washington Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Waterworks Park | — | 68 |
| 2. Carroll County Veterans Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Washington Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Washington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Ohio, US
Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,116.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.