Wheeling Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

Wheeling Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Guernsey County.
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Guernsey
Area
 • Total 32.3 sq mi (83.5 km2)
 • Land 32.3 sq mi (83.5 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 843 ft (257 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 752
 • Density 23.3/sq mi (9.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-84616[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086194[1]

Wheeling Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 752 people in the township.[3]

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Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Wheeling Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Wheeling Township is located in Belmont County.

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,[4] 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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