Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio

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Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
Wayne Elementary School, Bloomingdale, Ohio.JPG
The former Wayne Elementary School is just west of Bloomingdale
Map of Jefferson County Ohio Highlighting Wayne Township.png
Location of Wayne Township in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 40°20′27″N80°49′7″W / 40.34083°N 80.81861°W / 40.34083; -80.81861
Country United States
State Ohio
County Jefferson
Area
  Total
38.7 sq mi (100.3 km2)
  Land38.6 sq mi (99.9 km2)
  Water0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,263 ft (385 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total
2,093
  Density54.3/sq mi (21.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-82180 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086389 [1]

Wayne Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,093 people in the township.

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Geography

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

The village of Bloomingdale is located in central Wayne Township.

Name and history

Wayne Township was founded in 1805. [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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Wayne township, Jefferson County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. pp.  513.
  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 April 30, 2009.