Wayne Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 892 people in the township.[3]

Wayne Township, Knox County Ohio
Township
Farmstead south of Fredericktown
Location of Wayne Township in Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°27′1″N 82°35′10″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Knox
Area
• Total	25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2)
• Land	25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,086 ft (331 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	892
• Density	35.4/sq mi (13.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-82194[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086414[1]

Geography

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

• Middlebury Township - north
• Berlin Township - northeast corner
• Morris Township - east
• Clinton Township - southeast corner
• Liberty Township - south
• South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County - southwest corner
• Chester Township, Morrow County - west
• Franklin Township, Morrow County - northwest corner

Most of the village of Fredericktown occupies the northeastern corner of Wayne Township.

Name and history

Wayne Township was established in 1808. It is named for Anthony Wayne.[4]

It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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