Waterford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States.

The 2020 census found 3,547 people in the township Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: The village of Beverly is located in central Beverly Township, and the unincorporated communities of Coal Run and Waterford lie in the township's northeast and south.

[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.

Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.