Wayne Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°53′49″N 81°55′55″W / 39.89694, -81.93194
Wayne Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Muskingum County.
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Muskingum
Area
- Township	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation ³	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- Township
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-82236²
GNIS feature ID	1086737³

Wayne Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,455 people in the township.^[1]

Geography

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

Washington Township - north
Perry Township - northeast
Salt Creek Township - east
Blue Rock Township - southeast
Harrison Township - south
Brush Creek Township - southwest
Springfield Township - west
Falls Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Wayne Township, although the unincorporated community of Duncan Falls lies in the southeastern part of the township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

^ Muskingum County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.

External links

County website

Municipalities and communities of Muskingum County, Ohio
County seat: Zanesville
City	Zanesville
Villages	Adamsville \| Dresden \| Frazeysburg \| Fultonham \| Gratiot \| New Concord \| Norwich \| Philo \| Roseville \| South Zanesville
Townships	Adams \| Blue Rock \| Brush Creek \| Cass \| Clay \| Falls \| Harrison \| Highland \| Hopewell \| Jackson \| Jefferson \| Licking \| Madison \| Meigs \| Monroe \| Muskingum \| Newton \| Perry \| Rich Hill \| Salem \| Salt Creek \| Springfield \| Union \| Washington \| Wayne
Census-designated places	North Zanesville \| Pleasant Grove
Other localities	Adams Mills \| Blue Rock \| Chandlersville \| Duncan Falls \| East Fultonham \| Hopewell \| Nashport \| Trinway \| White Cottage

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