Country United States County Guernsey FIPS code 39-85708 Elevation 294 m Population 1,613 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086195 Local time Monday 2:11 PM | |
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Weather 19°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 50% Humidity Area 94.46 km² (94.41 km² Land / 5 ha Water) | ||
Wills Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,613, of whom 1,207 lived in the unincorporated portion.
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Map of Wills Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two villages are located in Wills Township: part of Lore City in the southwestern corner, and Old Washington in the west.
Name and history
Wills Township was organized in 1810. It is the only Wills 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.