Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio | |
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| Town Hall on Route 3 Town Hall on Route 3 | |
| Location of Wayne Township in Wayne County Location of Wayne Township in Wayne County | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′8′′N 81°56′17′′W / 40.85222°N 81.93806°W / 40.85222; -81.93806 | |
| 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 | |
• Total | 4,005 |
| • Density | 143.0/sq mi (55.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-82320[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087162[1] |
Wayne Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,005 people in the township.
Geography
[edit ]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 unincorporated communities of Devil Town (previously known as Tannersville) and Mechanicsburg (not to be confused with the village of Mechanicsburg, which is in Champaign County) are located in the southwestern quadrant of the township. Devil Town is situated at the intersection of Mechanicsburg Road and Clear Creek Valley Road.[4] Mechanicsburg is centered around the intersection of Mechanicsburg Road and Smithville Western Road.[5]
The city of Wooster, the county seat of Wayne County, occupies much of southern Wayne Township.
Name and history
[edit ]It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.[6]
Government
[edit ]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,[7] 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
[edit ]- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Wayne township, Wayne County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Devil Town, Ohio
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mechanicsburg, Ohio
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.