Wayne Township, Knox County, Ohio

Wayne Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 892 people in the township.[3]

Wayne Township, Knox County Ohio
Township
Farmstead south of Fredericktown
Location of Wayne Township in Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°27′1″N 82°35′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyKnox
Area
 • Total25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2)
 • Land25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation1,086 ft (331 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total892
 • Density35.4/sq mi (13.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-82194[2]
GNIS feature ID1086414[1]

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.[4]

It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp. 556–557.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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