Country United States County Adams FIPS code 39-82012 Elevation 285 m Local time Sunday 12:12 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085687 Area 72.7 km² Population 1,304 (2010) | |
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Weather 21°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 27% Humidity | ||
Wayne Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,304.
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Map of Wayne Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two incorporated villages are located in Wayne Township: Cherry Fork in the center, and part of Seaman in the far north.
Name and history
Wayne Township was formed in 1806. It is named for Anthony Wayne.
It is one of twenty Wayne 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.