Weston Township, Wood County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Weston Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Weston Township in Wood County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Wood

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area_total_km2 = 37.3
area_land_km2 = 37.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 14.4
area_land_sq_mi = 14.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2274
population_density_km2 = 61.0
population_density_sq_mi = 157.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 206
elevation_ft = 676
latd = 41 |latm = 21 |lats = 9 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 48 |longs = 0 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 43569
area_code = 419
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blank_info = 39-83986GR|2
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blank1_info = 1087201GR|3
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Weston Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,274 people in the township, 741 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39173 Wood County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the western part of the the county, it borders the following townships:
*Washington Township - north
*Plain Township - east
*Liberty Township - southeastern corner
*Milton Township - south
*Richfield Township, Henry County - southwestern corner
*Damascus Township, Henry County - west
*Grand Rapids Township - northwest

Part of the village of Weston is located in southeastern Weston Township.

Name and history

It is the only Weston Township statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

The Weston Township House is located at the intersection of Euler and Van Tassell Roads, just north of Weston.fact|date=July 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.co.wood.oh.us County website]