Jennings Township, Van Wert County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Jennings Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Jennings Township in Van Wert County


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

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area_total_km2 = 72.7
area_land_km2 = 72.7
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 28.1
area_land_sq_mi = 28.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 695
population_density_km2 = 9.6
population_density_sq_mi = 24.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 247
elevation_ft = 810
latd = 40 |latm = 45 |lats = 18 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 25 |longs = 26 |longEW = W

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Jennings Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 695 people in the township, 623 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39161 Van Wert County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Washington Township - north
*Marion Township, Allen County - northeast
*Spencer Township, Allen County - east
*Salem Township, Auglaize County - south
*Union Township, Mercer County - southwest
*Ridge Township - west
*York Township - northwest corner

Part of the village of Venedocia is located in northwestern Jennings Township, along the border with York Township.

Van Wert County's most southerly point is located in Jennings Township. It is the only county township with a border on Auglaize County.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Jennings Township is located in Putnam County.

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.

References

External links

* [http://www.vanwertcounty.org County website]