Wayne Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 479 people in the township.
Wayne Township, Noble County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Wayne Township in Noble County | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′33″N 81°23′13″W / 39.90917°N 81.38694°W | |
| 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 | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 479 |
| • Density | 22/sq mi (8.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-82250[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086753[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Millwood Township, Guernsey County – northeast
- Beaver Township – east
- Marion Township – southeast
- Seneca Township – south
- Buffalo Township – southwest corner
- Richland Township, Guernsey County – northwest
No municipalities are located in Wayne Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.[4]
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,[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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Wayne township, Noble County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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.