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Wayne Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,034 people in the township.[3]
Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
 Town Hall on Route 3 | |
 Location of Wayne Township in Wayne County | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′8″N 81°56′17″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Wayne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.0 sq mi (72.6 km2) |
| • Land | 28.0 sq mi (72.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,099 ft (335 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 4,034 |
| • Density | 144.0/sq mi (55.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-82320[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087162[1] |
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Canaan Township - north
- Milton Township - northeast corner
- Green Township - east
- East Union Township - southeast corner
- Wooster Township - south
- Plain Township - southwest corner
- Chester Township - west
- Congress Township - northwest corner
The city of Wooster, the county seat of Wayne County, occupies much of southern Wayne Township.
Name and history
It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Wayne County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
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County seat: Wooster | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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