Wayne Township, Clinton County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Wayne Township, Clinton County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clinton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:81.8
Area Land Km2:81.7
Area Water Km2:0.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:700
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:331
Elevation Ft:1086
Coordinates:39.4167°N -83.6339°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-82124[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085887

Wayne Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 700.

Geography

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

The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District and has an area of 81.8sqkm.

No municipalities are located in Wayne Township, although the unincorporated community of Lees Creek lies in the township's center.

Name and history

Named in honor of General "Mad Anthony" Wayne, it is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.[4]

Wayne Township was erected in 1837 by the Clinton County Commissioners from parts of Green and Richland townships.[5]

Transportation

Major roads in Wayne Township are State Routes 72 and 729.

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,[6] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wayne township, Clinton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 3 June 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. 2007-02-16.
  5. Book: History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions . B.F. Bowen . Brown, Albert J. . 1915 . 320.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24