Wayne Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Wayne Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Wayne Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Ashtabula County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Ashtabula

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 62.5
area_land_km2 = 62.1
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_total_sq_mi = 24.1
area_land_sq_mi = 24.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 653
population_density_km2 = 10.5
population_density_sq_mi = 27.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 338
elevation_ft = 1109
latd = 41 |latm = 31 |lats = 22 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 39 |longs = 25 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44093
area_code = 440
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blank_info = 39-82040GR|2
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Wayne Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 653 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39007 Ashtabula County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located on the southwestern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Cherry Valley Township - north
*Andover Township - northeast corner
*Williamsfield Township - east
*Kinsman Township, Trumbull County - southeast corner
*Gustavus Township, Trumbull County - south
*Greene Township, Trumbull County - southwest corner
*Colebrook Township - west
*New Lyme Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Wayne Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.

The first white settler in Wayne Township was former Connecticut resident Joshua Forbes, who arrived in 1803. [ [http://www2.ashtabula.com/detail.asp?id=2217 Ashtabula County, Ohio] 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 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. The board is currently composed of chairman Robert Magyar and members John Bilek and Dave Sprague. [ [http://www2.ashtabula.com/detail.asp?id=2217 Ashtabula County, Ohio] Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.]

References

External links

* [http://www.co.ashtabula.oh.us County website]


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