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Wayne Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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map_captionLocation of Wayne Township in Muskingum County
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population_as_of2020
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population_total4892
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Wayne Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,892 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Washington Township - north
  • Perry Township - northeast
  • Salt Creek Township - east
  • Blue Rock Township - southeast
  • Harrison Township - south
  • Brush Creek Township - southwest
  • Springfield Township - west
  • Falls Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Wayne Township, although the census-designated place of Duncan Falls lies in the southeastern part of the township.

Name and history

Wayne Township was named for Anthony Wayne. It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.

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

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, 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

References

  1. "Wayne township, Muskingum County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  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..
  5. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  6. Kilbourn, John. (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright.
  7. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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