Wayne Township, Champaign County, Ohio

Wayne Township, Champaign County, Ohio
Township

An I-house farmstead near Cable

Location of Wayne Township in Champaign County
Coordinates: 40°10′42″N 83°38′10″W / 40.17833°N 83.63611°W / 40.17833; -83.63611Coordinates: 40°10′42″N 83°38′10″W / 40.17833°N 83.63611°W / 40.17833; -83.63611
Country United States
State Ohio
County Champaign
Area
 • Total 32.41 sq mi (83.95 km2)
 • Land 32.40 sq mi (83.91 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,194 ft (364 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,809
 • Density 56/sq mi (21.6/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-82096[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085849[1]

Wayne Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,809.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Wayne Township, although two unincorporated communities lie in the township: Cable in the center, and Mingo in the north.

Name and history

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

Wayne Township was established in 1828 from land given by Rush Township.[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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wayne township, Champaign County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ The History of Champaign County, Ohio. W.H. Beers & Company. 1881. p. 522.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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