Wills Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

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Wills Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Township
S bridge on the National Road, built 1828
S bridge on the National Road, built 1828
Location of Wills Township in Guernsey County
Location of Wills Township in Guernsey County
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Country  United States
State  Ohio
County Guernsey
Area
 • Total 36.5 sq mi (94.4 km2)
 • Land 36.4 sq mi (94.2 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 965 ft (294 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,567
 • Density 43.1/sq mi (16.6/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-85708[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086195[1]

Wills Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,567 people in the township, 1,179 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

Two villages are located in Wills Township: part of Lore City in the southwestern corner, and Old Washington in the west.

Name and history

Wills Township was organized in 1810.[4] It is the only Wills Township statewide.[5]

Government

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,[6] 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

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  3. ↑ Guernsey County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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