Westland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
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Westland Township is one of the nineteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Guernsey County
Guernsey County, Ohio
Guernsey County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 40,087. Its county seat is Cambridge and is named for the Isle of Guernsey in the English Channel, from which many of the county's early settlers came....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 1,931 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Adams Township
    Adams Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
    Adams Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,019 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Knox Township - north...

     - north
  • Cambridge Township
    Cambridge Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
    Cambridge Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 15,505 people in the township, 3,985 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast
  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
    Jackson Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,399 people in the township, 2,825 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Spencer Township
    Spencer Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
    Spencer Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,058 people in the township, 656 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast
  • Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County
    Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
    Rich Hill Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 385 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest
  • Union Township, Muskingum County
    Union Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
    Union Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,359 people in the township, 1,595 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Highland Township, Muskingum County
    Highland Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
    Highland Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 848 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

    - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Westland Township.

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.
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