Canaan Township is one of the sixteen
townships of
Wayne County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 5,134 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Westfield Township, Medina County - north
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Guilford Township, Medina County - northeast corner
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Milton Township - east
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Green Township - southeast corner
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Wayne Township - south
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Chester Township - southwest corner
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Congress Township - west
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Harrisville Township, Medina County - northwest
Parts of two villages are located in Canaan Township:
Burbank in the northwest, and
Creston in the northeast.
Name and history
Statewide, other Canaan Townships are located in
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,
Madison, and
Morrow counties.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Wayne County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio