Westland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

Westland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Township
Barnett-Criss House, built 1875
Location of Westland Township in Guernsey County
Coordinates: 39°58′25″N 81°41′4″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Guernsey
Area
• Total	25.4 sq mi (65.7 km^2)
• Land	25.3 sq mi (65.5 km^2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km^2)
Elevation [1]	915 ft (279 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,157
• Density	85/sq mi (33/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-83664[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086193[1]

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.^[4] It is the only Westland Township statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Westland township, Guernsey County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 332.
5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website