Wayne Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Wayne Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Township


Location of Wayne Township in Muskingum County
Coordinates: 39°53′49″N 81°55′55″W / 39.89694°N 81.93194°W / 39.89694; -81.93194Coordinates: 39°53′49″N 81°55′55″W / 39.89694°N 81.93194°W / 39.89694; -81.93194
Country United States
State Ohio
County Muskingum
Area
 • Total 24.6 sq mi (63.7 km2)
 • Land 24.3 sq mi (62.8 km2)
 • Water 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation[1] 896 ft (273 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 4,455
 • Density 183.6/sq mi (70.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-82236[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086737[1]

Wayne Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,455 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Wayne Township, although the unincorporated community of Duncan Falls lies in the southeastern part of the township.

Name and history

Wayne Township was named for Anthony Wayne.[4] It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.[5]

By the 1830s, Wayne Township had a church and two salt works.[6]

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,[7] 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. ↑ Muskingum County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Everhart, F.J. (1882). 1794. History of Muskingum County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers. F.J. Everhart & Co. p. 393.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright. p. 483. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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