Tully Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,119 people in the township, 1,009 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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
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 [1]	781 ft (238 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	2,119
• Density	58.6/sq mi (22.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-77756[2]
GNIS feature ID	1087094[1]

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

External links

• County website