Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio

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


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

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area_total_km2 = 52.7
area_land_km2 = 52.5
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 20.3
area_land_sq_mi = 20.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 5250
population_density_km2 = 100.1
population_density_sq_mi = 259.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 259
elevation_ft = 850
latd = 40 |latm = 46 |lats = 53 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 56 |longs = 34 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44691
area_code = 330
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blank_info = 39-86562GR|2
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Wooster Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,250 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39151 Wayne County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Wayne Township - north
*Green Township - northeast corner
*East Union Township - east
*Franklin Township - south
*Clinton Township - southwest corner
*Plain Township - west
*Chester Township - northwest corner

Much of Wooster Township is occupied by the city of Wooster, the county seat of Wayne County.

Name and history

It is the only Wooster Township 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

External links

* [http://www.waynedevelopment.org/waynemap.html Wayne County township map]
* [http://www.wayneohio.org County website]
* [http://www.woostertwpfire.org Wooster Township Fire & Rescue]