Whetstone Township is one of the sixteen townships

Civil township

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 of Crawford County

Crawford County, Ohio

Crawford County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It was named for Colonel William Crawford, a soldier during the American Revolution....

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,365 people in the township, 2,218 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Liberty Township
  Liberty Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,489 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Chatfield Township - north...
  
   - north
• Sandusky Township
  Sandusky Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Sandusky Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 475 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Cranberry Township - north...
  
   - northeast
• Jefferson Township
  Jefferson Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,677 people in the township, 1,613 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Polk Township
  Polk Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Polk Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,334 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast, north of Washington Township
• Washington Township, Morrow County
  Washington Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,227 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast, south of Polk Township
• Tully Township, Marion County
  Tully Township, Marion County, Ohio
  Tully Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 738 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Scott Township, Marion County
  Scott Township, Marion County, Ohio
  Scott Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 521 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Dallas Township
  Dallas Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Dallas Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 455 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:*Tod Township - north...
  
   - west, south of Bucyrus Township
• Bucyrus Township
  Bucyrus Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Bucyrus Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 828 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west, north of Dallas Township
• Holmes Township
  Holmes Township, Crawford County, Ohio
  Holmes Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,330 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

Two municipalities are located in Whetstone Township: part of the village of North Robinson

North Robinson, Ohio

North Robinson is a village in Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The population was 211 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Robinson is located at ....

 in the northeast, and part of the city of Bucyrus

Bucyrus, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,224 people, 5,559 households, and 3,552 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,812.0 people per square mile . There were 5,955 housing units at an average density of 816.0 per square mile...

, the county seat

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of Crawford County, in the northwest.

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.