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Wayne Township, Belmont County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
FIPS code
  
39-82068

Elevation
  
325 m

Population
  
709 (2010)

State
  
Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1085789

Local time
  
Sunday 12:13 PM

Wayne Township, Belmont County, Ohio

Weather
  
17°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 26% Humidity

Area
  
92.2 km² (91.17 km² Land / 104 ha Water)

Wayne Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 709 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Wayne Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Goshen Township - north
  • Smith Township - northeast
  • Washington Township - east
  • Sunsbury Township, Monroe County - southeast
  • Malaga Township, Monroe County - southwest
  • Somerset Township - west
  • Warren Township - northwest corner
  • Part of the village of Wilson is located in southern Wayne Township.

    Name and history

    Named for Anthony Wayne, it is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.

    In 1833, several gristmills and saw mills were operating in Wayne Township, powered by the waters of Captina Creek.

    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.

    References

    Wayne Township, Belmont County, Ohio Wikipedia


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