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Westland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Guernsey

FIPS code
  
39-83664

Elevation
  
279 m

Population
  
2,073 (2010)

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086193

Local time
  
Saturday 7:27 AM

Westland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

Weather
  
5°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 87% Humidity

Area
  
65.79 km² (65.53 km² Land / 21 ha Water)

Westland Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,073, up from 1,931 at the 2000 census.

Contents

Map of Westland Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Adams Township - north
  • Cambridge Township - northeast
  • Jackson Township - east
  • Spencer Township - southeast
  • Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County - southwest
  • Union Township, Muskingum County - west
  • 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, 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

    Westland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio Wikipedia