Wayne Township, Adams County, Ohio

Wayne Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,363 at the 2020 census.

Geography

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

Two incorporated villages are located in Wayne Township: Cherry Fork in the center, and part of Seaman in the far north.

Name and history

Wayne Township was formed in 1806. It is named for Anthony Wayne.
It is one of twenty Wayne Townships 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 fiscal officer, 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.