Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Township

Location of Wooster Township in Wayne County
Coordinates: 40°46′53″N 81°56′34″W / 40.78139°N 81.94278°W / 40.78139; -81.94278Coordinates: 40°46′53″N 81°56′34″W / 40.78139°N 81.94278°W / 40.78139; -81.94278
Country United States
State Ohio
County Wayne
Area
  Total 20.3 sq mi (52.7 km2)
  Land 20.3 sq mi (52.5 km2)
  Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 850 ft (259 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 5,250
  Density 259.2/sq mi (100.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44691
Area code(s) 330
FIPS code 39-86562[2]
GNIS feature ID 1087164[1]

Wooster Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,250 people in the township.[3]

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.

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.

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