Wayne Township, Adams County, Ohio

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Wayne Township, Adams County, Ohio
Township
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Location in Adams County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 38°53′27″N83°36′1″W / 38.89083°N 83.60028°W / 38.89083; -83.60028
Country United States
State Ohio
County Adams
Area
 • Total28.1 sq mi (72.7 km2)
 • Land28.1 sq mi (72.7 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
935 ft (285 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,363
 • Density46/sq mi (17.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-82012 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085687 [1]

Wayne Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,363 at the 2020 census. [3]

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Geography

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

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Wayne township, Adams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ Evans, Nelson Wiley (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. pp.  485.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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