Wayne Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°41′50″N 80°47′47″W / 40.69722°N 80.79639°W / 40.69722; -80.79639
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Wayne Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Wayne Township in Columbiana County
Location of Wayne Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°41′50″N 80°47′47″W / 40.69722°N 80.79639°W / 40.69722; -80.79639
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
Area
 • Total25.0 sq mi (64.8 km2)
 • Land25.0 sq mi (64.7 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,161 ft (354 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total814
 • Density33/sq mi (12.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-82138[2]
GNIS feature ID1085905[1]

Wayne Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 814.[4]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Wayne Township.

Name and history

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1980741—
19907714.0%
20007851.8%
20108143.7%
2018 (est.)768[5]−5.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.[7]

The township was organized in 1806.[8]

On July 26, 1863 Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan and his command surrendered to Federal forces on the Gavers-West Point Road one mile east of Prosperity Corners. http://civilwardailygazette.com/2013/07/26/the-absurd-and-ridiculous-surrender-of-john-hunt-morgan/

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,[9] 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.

Township Trustees

  • Jim May, Chairman[10]
  • Edward J. Dailey, Vice Chairman[10]
  • Nathaniel Pirogowicz[10]

Fiscal Officer

  • Karl C. Blissenbach[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ http://civilwardailygazette.com/2013/07/26/the-absurd-and-ridiculous-surrender-of-john-hunt-morgan/
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wayne township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Census.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  7. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  8. ^ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  9. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  10. ^ a b c d "Columbiana County Elected Officials as of Jan. 1, 2020" (PDF). Retrieved January 19, 2020.[permanent dead link]

External links

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