Willshire Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

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 of Van Wert County, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,719 people in the township, 1,057 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county along the Indiana

Indiana

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 line, it borders the following townships:

• Harrison Township
  Harrison Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,085 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county along the Indiana line, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Pleasant Township
  Pleasant Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Pleasant Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,120 people in the township, 2,233 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Liberty Township
  Liberty Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,696 people in the township, 912 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Dublin Township, Mercer County
  Dublin Township, Mercer County, Ohio
  Dublin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,254 people in the township, 1,128 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Black Creek Township, Mercer County
  Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio
  Black Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 631 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana
  Blue Creek Township, Adams County, Indiana
  Blue Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,195.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Blue Creek Township covers an area of .-Political districts:...
  
   - southwest
• St. Marys Township, Adams County, Indiana
  St. Marys Township, Adams County, Indiana
  Saint Marys Township is one of twelve townships in Adams County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,264.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Saint Marys Township covers an area of .-Political districts:...
  
   - west

Two villages are located in Willshire Township: Willshire

Willshire, Ohio

Willshire is a village in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The population was 463 at the 2000 census. It is included within the Van Wert, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

 in the southwest, and Wren

Wren, Ohio

Wren is a village in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States with a population of 199 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is included within the Van Wert, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wren is located at ....

 in the northwest. The unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Glenmore

Glenmore, Ohio

Glenmore is an unincorporated community in eastern Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of the north-south Glenmore Road with the east-west Glenmore Road. Twentyseven Mile Creek, a subsidiary of the St. Marys River, runs on the western edge of...

lies in the township's east.

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, 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.