Wayne Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

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Wayne Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
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Location of Wayne Township in Tuscarawas County
Coordinates: 40°35′38″N81°37′2″W / 40.59389°N 81.61722°W / 40.59389; -81.61722
Country United States
State Ohio
County Tuscarawas
Area
  Total26.6 sq mi (69.0 km2)
  Land26.5 sq mi (68.8 km2)
  Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
958 ft (292 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total2,409
  Density90.9/sq mi (35.0/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-82292 [3]
GNIS feature ID1087071 [1]

Wayne Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,409 people in the township.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Wayne Township, although the unincorporated community of Dundee lies at the center of the township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide. [4]

Wayne Township was organized in 1810. [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, 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. "Wayne township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp.  483 . Retrieved December 12, 2013.