Wayne Township, Adams County, Ohio
Wayne Township, Adams County, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 38°53′27″N 83°36′1″W / 38.89083°N 83.60028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Adams |
Area | |
• Total | 28.1 sq mi (72.7 km2) |
• Land | 28.1 sq mi (72.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 935 ft (285 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,304 |
• Density | 46/sq mi (17.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-82012[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1085687[1] |
Wayne Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,304.[3]
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Winchester Township - north
- Scott Township - northeast
- Oliver Township - east
- Tiffin Township - southeast
- Liberty Township - south
- Byrd Township, Brown County - southwest
- Jackson Township, Brown County - west
Two incorporated villages are located in Wayne Township: Cherry Fork in the center, and part of Seaman in the far north.
Name and history
Wayne Township was formed in 1806. 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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wayne township, Adams County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ^ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. p. 485.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.