Wayne Township is one of the twenty-seven
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, Ca ...
of
Ashtabula County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2010 census found 630 people in the township.
Geography
Located on the southwestern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Cherry Valley Township - north
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Andover Township - northeast corner
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Williamsfield Township - east
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Kinsman Township, Trumbull County - southeast corner
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Gustavus Township, Trumbull County - south
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Greene Township, Trumbull County - southwest corner
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Colebrook Township - west
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New Lyme Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Wayne Township.
Name and history
It is one of twenty
Wayne Townships statewide. Wayne Township was named for
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 ...
.
The first white settler in Wayne Township was former
Connecticut
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resident Joshua Forbes, who arrived in 1803.
[Ashtabula County, Ohio](_blank)
Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
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
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 G ...
. 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. The board is currently composed of chairman Robert Magyar and members John Bilek and Dave Sprague.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Ashtabula County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio