Wayne Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 993 people in the township.
Wayne Township, Knox County Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Farmstead south of Fredericktown | |
 Location of Wayne Township in Knox County. | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′1″N 82°35′10″W / 40.45028°N 82.58611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Knox |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2) |
| • Land | 25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,086 ft (331 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 993 |
| • Density | 39/sq mi (15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-82194[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086414[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Middlebury Township - north
- Berlin Township - northeast corner
- Morris Township - east
- Clinton Township - southeast corner
- Liberty Township - south
- South Bloomfield Township, Morrow County - southwest corner
- Chester Township, Morrow County - west
- Franklin Township, Morrow County - northwest corner
Most of the village of Fredericktown occupies the northeastern corner of Wayne Township.
Name and history
editWayne Township was established in 1808. It is named for Anthony Wayne.[4]
It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Wayne township, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp. 556–557.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.