Country United States County Knox FIPS code 39-82194 Elevation 331 m Local time Sunday 12:16 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086414 Area 65.3 km² Population 898 (2000) | |
 | ||
Weather 18°C, Wind S at 21 km/h, 35% Humidity | ||
Wayne Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 898 people in the township.
Contents
Map of Wayne Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Most of the village of Fredericktown occupies the northeastern corner of Wayne Township.
Name and history
Wayne Township was established in 1808. 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.