Wayne Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
Wayne Township, Pickaway County, Ohio | |
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 The , a historic site in the township | |
 Location of Wayne Township in Pickaway County | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′30″N 83°0′1″W / 39.55833°N 83.00028°WCoordinates: 39°33′30″N 83°0′1″W / 39.55833°N 83.00028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Pickaway |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.1 sq mi (70.3 km2) |
| • Land | 26.9 sq mi (69.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 565 |
| • Density | 21.0/sq mi (8.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-82264[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086806[1] |
Wayne Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 565 people in the township.[3]
Geography[]
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jackson Township - north
- Circleville Township - northeast
- Pickaway Township - southeast
- Union Township, Ross County - south
- Deerfield Township, Ross County - southwest
- Deer Creek Township - west
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[]
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Pickaway County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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- Townships in Pickaway County, Ohio
- Townships in Ohio