Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
| Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Municipalities and townships of Jefferson County | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′27″N 80°49′7″W / 40.34083°N 80.81861°WCoordinates: 40°20′27″N 80°49′7″W / 40.34083°N 80.81861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Jefferson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.7 sq mi (100.3 km2) |
| • Land | 38.6 sq mi (99.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,263 ft (385 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,233 |
| • Density | 57.9/sq mi (22.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-82180[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086389[1] |
Wayne Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,233 people in the township, 2,012 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Salem Township - north
- Island Creek Township - northeast corner
- Cross Creek Township - east
- Wells Township - southeast
- Smithfield Township - east
- Green Township, Harrison County - southwest
- German Township, Harrison County - northwest
The village of Bloomingdale is located in central Wayne Township.
Name and history
Wayne Township was founded in 1805.[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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Jefferson County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 513.
- ↑ "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.
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