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Wayne Township, Darke County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°13′17″N 84°29′2″W / 40.22139°N 84.48389°W / 40.22139; -84.48389CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyDarkeArea

• Total31.9 sq mi (82.7 km²) • Land31.8 sq mi (82.4 km²) • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

981 ft (299 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total4,491 • Density140/sq mi (54/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-82152^[3]GNIS feature ID1086027^[1]

Wayne Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,491 people in the township.

Geography

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

Patterson Township - north
Cynthian Township, Shelby County - northeast corner
Loramie Township, Shelby County - east
Newberry Township, Miami County - southeast
Adams Township - south
Richland Township - southwest
York Township - northwest

The village of Versailles is located in central Wayne Township, and the unincorporated community of Frenchtown lies in the township's northwest.

Name and history

Wayne Township was established in 1817, and named for Anthony Wayne.^[4] It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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 township's government is housed in Versailles, at the Versailles Town Hall and Wayne Township House, a structure on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Wayne township, Darke County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ The History of Darke County, Ohio. W. H. Beers & Company. 1880. p. 413.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.