Wills Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

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Wills Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
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S bridge on the National Road, built 1828
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Location of Wills Township in Guernsey County
Coordinates: 40°1′1″N81°25′19″W / 40.01694°N 81.42194°W / 40.01694; -81.42194
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio
County Guernsey
Area
  Total36.47 sq mi (94.45 km2)
  Land36.45 sq mi (94.41 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[1]
965 ft (294 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total1,521
  Density42/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-85708 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086195 [1]

Wills Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,521.

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Wills township, Guernsey County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 341.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.