Country United States County Wayne FIPS code 39-18322 Elevation 345 m Zip code 44287 Population 4,435 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087153 Area 112.6 km² Local time Saturday 2:17 PM Area code 419 | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 44% Humidity | ||
Congress Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,435 people in the township, 2,681 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Congress Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
Three villages are located in Congress Township:
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Congress Township is located in Morrow County.
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, 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.