Willshire Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,652 people in the township.
Geography Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships: Harrison Township - north Pleasant Township - northeast corner Liberty Township - east Dublin Township, Mercer County - southeast corner Black Creek Township, Mercer County - south Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana - southwest St. Marys Township, Adams County, Indiana - west
Two villages are located in Willshire Township: Willshire in the southwest, and Wren in the northwest. The unincorporated communities of Abanaka and Glenmore lie 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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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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External links County website