Wayne Township, Fayette County, Ohio
Wayne Township, Ohio | |
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 Municipalities and townships of Fayette County | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Fayette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.1 sq mi (119.5 km2) |
| • Land | 46.1 sq mi (119.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,367 |
| • Density | 29.6/sq mi (11.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-82166Template:GR |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086096Template:GR |
Wayne Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,367 people in township.[1]
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Marion Township - north
- Perry Township, Pickaway County - northwest corner
- Deerfield Township, Ross County - far east
- Concord Township, Ross County - southeast
- Buckskin Township, Ross County - far south
- Madison Township, Highland County - south corner
- Perry Township - west
- Union Township - northwest
Wayne Township is the only township in Fayette County to border Ross County, other than at a corner point.
No municipalities are located in Wayne Township, although the unincorporated community of Good Hope lies in the township's center.
Name and history
It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.[2]
In 1833, Wayne Township contained one gristmill and two saw mills.[3]
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,[4] 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.
As of 2008 the current township trustees are Ronlad Weade, Marie Fetters, and Brian Woolover.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Fayette County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright. p. 484. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |