Wayne Township, Noble County, Ohio
| Wayne Township, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Municipalities and townships of Noble County. | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′33″N 81°23′13″W / 39.90917°N 81.38694°WCoordinates: 39°54′33″N 81°23′13″W / 39.90917°N 81.38694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Noble |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.4 sq mi (55.4 km2) |
| • Land | 17.9 sq mi (46.4 km2) |
| • Water | 3.5 sq mi (9.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 507 |
| • Density | 28.3/sq mi (10.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-82250[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086753[1] |
Wayne Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 507 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Millwood Township, Guernsey County – northeast
- Beaver Township – east
- Marion Township – southeast
- Seneca Township – south
- Buffalo Township – southwest corner
- Richland Township, Guernsey County – northwest
No municipalities are located in 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Noble 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.
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