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Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States
Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio
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)
 • Land28.0 sq mi (72.5 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation1,099 ft (335 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
4,005
 • Density143.0/sq mi (55.2/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-82320[3]
GNIS feature ID1087162[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

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

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

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It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.[6]

Government

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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

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Municipalities and communities of Wayne County, Ohio, United States
Cities
Map of Ohio highlighting Wayne County
Villages
Townships
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities
Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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