Wills Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

Wills Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,613,[3] of whom 1,207 lived in the unincorporated portion.[4]

Wills Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Township
S bridge on the National Road, built 1828
Location of Wills Township in Guernsey County
Coordinates: 40°1′1″N 81°25′19″W
Country United States
State Ohio
CountyGuernsey
Area
 • Total36.47 sq mi (94.45 km2)
 • Land36.45 sq mi (94.41 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation965 ft (294 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,613
 • Density44/sq mi (17.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-85708[2]
GNIS feature ID1086195[1]

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.[5] It is the only Wills Township statewide.[6]

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,[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.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wills township, Guernsey County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Remainder of Wills township, Wills township, Guernsey County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  5. Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 341.
  6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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