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Wayne Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,594 people in the township of whom some 747 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Wayne Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
Township
Fields along State Route 67 near Holden
Location of Wayne Township in Auglaize County
Coordinates: 40°36′30″N 83°57′48″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyAuglaize
Area
 • Total27.0 sq mi (69.9 km2)
 • Land27.0 sq mi (69.9 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,033 ft (315 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,594
 • Density59/sq mi (22.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-82054[2]
GNIS feature ID1085775[1]

Geography


Located in the northeastern part of the county it borders the following townships:

The village of Waynesfield is located in southwestern Wayne Township.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau the area of the township is 27.0 square miles (69.9 km2).[3]


Name and history


It is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne[4] and is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.[5]

The township was formed in either 1834[6] or 1836 [7] while still part of Allen County.


Government


The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to four-year terms beginning the next January 1. Two trustees are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it.

The township fiscal officer[8] is elected in November of the year before the presidential election. The officer serves a four-year term beginning the next April 1. Vacancies on the board of trustees or in the fiscal office are filled by the remaining trustees.


Public services


Children in Wayne Township attend schools of the Waynesfield-Goshen Local School District except in the southeast corner of the township where they are served by the Upper Scioto Valley Local School District.

The township is served by the Waynesfield (zip code 45896) post office except for two small sections served by the Wapakoneta (45895) post office and the Harrod (45850) post office.


References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wayne township, Auglaize County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  4. Williamson, C. W. (1905). History of Western Ohio and Auglaize County: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers and Prominent Public Men. Press of W.M. Linn & Sons. p. 731.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. Sutton, Robert (1880). History of Auglaize County, Ohio : with the Indian history of Wapakoneta, and the first settlement of the county. p. 178.
  7. Auglaize County, Ohio Atlas and History, Piqua: Magee Brother Publishing, 1917, p. 123. Accessed 2007-07-05.
  8. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.




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