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.

Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Township
This old schoolhouse is on Route 226
This old schoolhouse is on Route 226
Location of Wooster Township in Wayne County
Location of Wooster Township in Wayne County
Coordinates: 40°46′53″N 81°56′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyWayne
Area
 • Total20.3 sq mi (52.7 km2)
 • Land20.3 sq mi (52.5 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
850 ft (259 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total4,615
 • Density227.3/sq mi (87.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44691
Area code330
FIPS code39-86562[3]
GNIS feature ID1087164[1]

Geography

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

Much of Wooster Township is occupied by the city of Wooster, the county seat of Wayne County. Honeytown is an unincorporated community in the east of the township, just north of Apple Creek.

Name and history

It is the only Wooster Township statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Wooster township, Wayne County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 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. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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