York Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 768 people in the township.
Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Ridge Township - north Washington Township - northeast corner Jennings Township - east Union Township, Mercer County - south Dublin Township, Mercer County - southwest corner Liberty Township - west Pleasant Township - northwest corner
Two villages are located in York Township: Elgin in the southeast, and part of Venedocia in the northeast, along the border with Jennings Township.
Name and history It is one of ten York Townships 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