Country United States County Jefferson FIPS code 39-82180 Elevation 385 m Population 2,233 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086389 Local time Sunday 12:15 PM | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 25% Humidity Area 100.2 km² (99.97 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
Wayne Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,233 people in the township, 2,012 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Wayne Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Bloomingdale is located in central Wayne Township.
Name and history
Wayne Township was founded in 1805.
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.