Wayne Township, Noble County, Ohio

Wayne Township, Noble County, Ohio
Township


Location of Wayne Township in Noble County
Coordinates: 39°54′33″N 81°23′13″W / 39.90917°N 81.38694°W / 39.90917; -81.38694Coordinates: 39°54′33″N 81°23′13″W / 39.90917°N 81.38694°W / 39.90917; -81.38694
Country United States
State Ohio
County Noble
Area
  Total 21.4 sq mi (55.4 km2)
  Land 17.9 sq mi (46.4 km2)
  Water 3.5 sq mi (9.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 945 ft (288 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 507
  Density 28.3/sq mi (10.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-82250[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086753[1]

Wayne Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 507 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Wayne Township.

Name and history

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

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,[5] 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

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