Wayne Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Wayne Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,892 people in the township.

Wayne Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Wayne Township in Muskingum County
Coordinates: 39°53′49″N 81°55′55″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Muskingum
Area
• Total	24.6 sq mi (63.7 km2)
• Land	24.3 sq mi (62.8 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation [1]	896 ft (273 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	4,892
• Density	200/sq mi (77/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-82236[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086737[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 census-designated place of Duncan Falls lies in the southeastern part of the township.

Name and history

Wayne Township was named for Anthony Wayne.^[4] It is one of twenty Wayne Townships statewide.^[5]

By the 1830s, Wayne Township had a church and two salt works.^[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.