Westland Township is one of the nineteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Guernsey County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2010 census the population was 2,073,
up from 1,931 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Adams Township - north
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Cambridge Township - northeast
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Jackson Township - east
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Spencer Township - southeast
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Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County - southwest
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Union Township, Muskingum County - west
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Highland Township, Muskingum County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Westland Township.
Name and history
Westland Township was established in 1810. It is the only Westland 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 fiscal officer,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the Ge ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Guernsey County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio