York 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

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 788 people in the township, 650 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Ridge Township
  Ridge Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Ridge Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,114 people in the township, 1,311 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,228 people in the township, 1,592 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Jennings Township
  Jennings Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
  Jennings Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 695 people in the township, 623 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Union Township, Mercer County
  Union Township, Mercer County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mercer County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,490 people in the township, 793 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• 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:...
  
   - southwest 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:...
  
   - west
• 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:...
  
   - northwest corner

Two villages are located in York Township: Elgin

Elgin, Ohio

Elgin is a village in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States with a population of 50 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is included within the Van Wert, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Elgin is located at ....

 in the southeast, and part of Venedocia

Venedocia, Ohio

Venedocia is a village in Van Wert County, Ohio in the United States with a population of 160 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is included within the Van Wert, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Lima-Van Wert-Wapakoneta, OH Combined Statistical Area....

in the northeast, along the border with Jennings Township.

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.