Washington Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States.Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: No municipalities are located in Washington Township, but it does contain the unincorporated communities of Ewing and Ilesboro.It is one of forty-three Washington Townships statewide.[4] 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.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.