Westland Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,157.
Geography Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Adams Township - north Cambridge Township - northeast Jackson Township - east Spencer Township - southeast Rich Hill Township, Muskingum County - southwest Union Township, Muskingum County - west Highland Township, Muskingum County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Westland Township.
Name and history Westland Township was established in 1810. It is the only Westland 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