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Jennings Township, Van Wert County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Van Wert

FIPS code
  
39-38990

Elevation
  
247 m

Local time
  
Friday 6:12 PM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1087090

Area
  
72.7 km²

Population
  
695 (2000)

Jennings Township, Van Wert County, Ohio

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind NW at 26 km/h, 33% Humidity

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.

Contents

Map of Jennings Township, OH, USA

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
  • York Township - west
  • Ridge 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 fiscal officer, 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

    Jennings Township, Van Wert County, Ohio Wikipedia