Country United States County Champaign FIPS code 39-82096 Elevation 364 m Population 1,809 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085849 Local time Sunday 12:13 PM | |
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Weather 19°C, Wind S at 24 km/h, 31% Humidity Area 83.94 km² (83.92 km² Land / 5 ha Water) | ||
Wayne Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,809.
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Map of Wayne Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Wayne Township, although two unincorporated communities lie in the township: Cable in the center, and Mingo in the north.
Name and history
It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.
Wayne Township was established in 1828 from land given by Rush Township.
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.