Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Wooster Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,615 people in the township.

Geography

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

[Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne County, Ohio|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

The unincorporated communities of Honeytown, Westwood, Burnetts Corners, and Hillcrest are located in the township.
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 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.