Tully Township, Van Wert County, Ohio

Tully Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Tully Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Township
	Fields and wind turbines in the township's far northeast
	Location of Tully Township in Van Wert County
	Coordinates: 40°56′19″N 84°44′10″W / 40.93861°N 84.73611°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Van Wert
Area
• Total	36.2 sq mi (93.6 km2)
• Land	36.2 sq mi (93.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	781 ft (238 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,013
• Density	56/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-77756
GNIS feature ID	1087094

Tully Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,013 people in the township.

Geography

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

Benton Township, Paulding County - north
Blue Creek Township, Paulding County - northeast corner
Union Township - east
Pleasant Township - southeast corner
Harrison Township - south
Union Township, Adams County, Indiana - southwest
Monroe Township, Allen County, Indiana - west

The village of Convoy is located in southeastern Tully Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Tully Township is located in Marion County.^[4]

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,^[5] 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Tully township, Van Wert County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

County website

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2] "Tully township, Van Wert County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

[5] §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Van Wert
Cities	Delphos‡ Van Wert	Map of Ohio highlighting Van Wert County
Villages	Convoy Elgin Middle Point Ohio City Scott‡ Venedocia Willshire Wren
Townships	Harrison Hoaglin Jackson Jennings Liberty Pleasant Ridge Tully Union Washington Willshire York
Unincorporated communities	Abanaka Cavett Dixon‡ Dull Glenmore Hoaglin Jonestown Middlebury Monticello Schumm Seamersville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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