Country United States County Van Wert FIPS code 39-85750 Elevation 253 m Zip code 45898 Local time Monday 2:14 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087097 Area 92.5 km² Population 1,719 (2000) Area code 419 | |
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Weather 19°C, Wind SE at 24 km/h, 58% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Willshire Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships:
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 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.