Country United States County Wayne FIPS code 39-82320 Elevation 335 m Population 4,034 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087162 Area 72.5 km² Local time Sunday 12:18 PM | |
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Weather 17°C, Wind S at 23 km/h, 38% Humidity | ||
Wayne Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,034 people in the township.
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Map of Wayne Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The city of Wooster, the county seat of Wayne County, occupies much of southern Wayne Township.
Name and history
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.