Wayne Township is one of the fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Auglaize County
Auglaize County () is a county in Northwestern Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,442. Its county seat is Wapakoneta.
Auglaize County comprises the Wapakoneta Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also includ ...
,
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
, United States. The
2020 census found 1,508 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county it borders the following townships:
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Auglaize Township, Allen County - north
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Marion Township, Hardin County - northeast corner
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Roundhead Township, Hardin County - east
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Goshen Township - south
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Union Township - west
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Perry Township, Allen County - northwest corner
The village of
Waynesfield is located in southwestern Wayne Township.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau the area of the township is .
Name and history
It is named for
General "Mad" Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745 – December 15, 1796) was an American soldier, officer, statesman, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his mil ...
and is one of twenty
Wayne Townships statewide.
The township was formed in either 1834 or 1836 while still part of
Allen County.
Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to four-year terms beginning the next January 1. Two trustees are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it.
The township fiscal officer
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the Ge ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. is elected in November of the year before the presidential election. The officer serves a four-year term beginning the next April 1. Vacancies on the board of trustees or in the fiscal office are filled by the remaining trustees.
Public services
Children in Wayne Township attend schools of the Waynesfield-Goshen Local School District except in the southeast corner of the township where they are served by the Upper Scioto Valley Local School District.
The township is served by the Waynesfield (zip code 45896) post office except for two small sections served by the Wapakoneta Wapakoneta may refer to:
;Places
*Wapakoneta, Ohio
*The Lima- Van Wert-Wapakoneta, Ohio Combined Statistical Area
;Ships
*, United States Navy ships
;Other
*The Treaty of Wapakoneta
*The Wapakoneta City School District
The Wapakoneta City Schoo ...
(45895) post office and the Harrod (45850) post office.
References
External links
Auglaize County website
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Townships in Auglaize County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1830s establishments in Ohio