Wilkesville Township, Vinton County, Ohio
Wilkesville Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 810 people in the township, 116 of whom lived in the village of Wilkesville. Geography Located in the far southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Vinton Township: north Columbia Township, Meigs County: northeast corner Salem Township, Meigs County: east Huntington Township, Gallia County: south Bloomfield Township, Jackson County: southwest corner Milton Township, Jackson County: west The farthest south township in Vinton County, it is the only county township to border Gallia County. Wilkesville, the smallest village in Vinton County, is located in eastern Wilkesville Township. Name and history Wilkesville Township was organized in 1815, when its territory was part of Gallia County. It is the only Wilkesville Township statewide. 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