Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Willshire Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Willshire 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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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 92.6
area_land_km2 = 92.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 35.7
area_land_sq_mi = 35.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1719
population_density_km2 = 18.6
population_density_sq_mi = 48.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 253
elevation_ft = 830
latd = 40 |latm = 46 |lats = 31 |latNS = N
longd = 84 |longm = 45 |longs = 23 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 45898
area_code = 419
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blank_info = 39-85750GR|2
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Willshire Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,719 people in the township, 1,057 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 southwestern corner of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships:
*Harrison Township - north
*Pleasant Township - northeast corner
*Liberty Township - east
*Dublin Township, Mercer County - southeast corner
*Black Creek Township, Mercer County - south
*Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana - southwest
*St. Marys Township, Adams County, Indiana - west

Two villages are located in Willshire Township: Willshire in the southwest, and Wren in the northwest. The unincorporated community of Glenmore lies in the township's east.

Name and history

It is the only Willshire 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.

References

External links

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