Wayne Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Wayne Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
Township garage
Township garage
Location of Wayne Township in Columbiana County
Location of Wayne Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°41′50″N 80°47′47″W / 40.69722°N 80.79639°W / 40.69722; -80.79639
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
Area
 • Total
25.0 sq mi (64.8 km2)
 • Land25.0 sq mi (64.7 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,161 ft (354 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
797
 • Density32/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-82138[3]
GNIS feature ID1085905[1]

Wayne Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 797.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Wayne Township.

Name and history

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1980741—
19907714.0%
20007851.8%
20108143.7%
2020797−2.1%

It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.[4]

The township was organized in 1806.[5]

On July 26, 1863, Confederate Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan and his command surrendered to Federal forces on the Gavers-West Point Road one mile east of Prosperity Corners.[6]

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,[7] 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.

Township Trustees

  • Jim May, Chairman[8]
  • Edward J. Dailey, Vice Chairman[8]
  • Nathaniel Pirogowicz[8]

Fiscal Officer

  • Philadelphia D. Howells[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Wayne township, Columbiana County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ^ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  6. ^ "Civil War Daily Gazette » the Absurd and Ridiculous Surrender of John Hunt Morgan". Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
  8. ^ a b c d "2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County" (PDF). Retrieved February 19, 2021.