Country United States County Wayne FIPS code 39-59556 Elevation 336 m Local time Monday 3:35 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087158 Area 63.2 km² Population 2,823 (2000) | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 59% Humidity | ||
Paint Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,823 people in the township, 2,577 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Paint Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Mount Eaton is located in central Paint Township.
Name and history
It is one of six Paint Townships statewide.
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.