Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Wooster Township, Wayne 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:Wayne
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:52.7
Area Land Km2:52.5
Area Water Km2:0.2
Area Total Sq Mi:20.3
Area Land Sq Mi:20.3
Area Water Sq Mi:0.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:4615
Population Density Km2:87.9
Population Density Sq Mi:227.3
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:259
Elevation Ft:850
Coordinates:40.7814°N -81.9428°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44691
Area Code:330
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-86562[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1087164

Wooster Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,615 people in the township.

Geography

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

Much of Wooster Township is occupied by the city of Wooster, the county seat of Wayne County. Honeytown is an unincorporated community in the east of the township, just north of Apple Creek.

Name and history

It is the only Wooster Township 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wooster township, Wayne County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 11 September 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. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24