Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio

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Wayne Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Wayne County.
Municipalities and townships of Wayne County.
Coordinates: 40°51′8″N 81°56′17″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] 1,099 ft (335 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 4,034
 - Density 144.0/sq mi (55.6/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-82320[2]
GNIS feature ID 1087162[1]

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]

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[edit] Geography

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

The city of Wooster, the county seat of Wayne County, occupies much of southern Wayne Township.

[edit] Name and history

It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.

[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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