Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Township
Oak Grove Mennonite Church on Smucker Road
Location of Green Township in Wayne County
Coordinates: 40°50′53″N 81°47′57″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Wayne
Area
• Total	36.0 sq mi (93.3 km^2)
• Land	36.0 sq mi (93.2 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation [1]	1,145 ft (349 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	12,246
• Density	340.2/sq mi (131.4/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-31878[3]
GNIS feature ID	1087156[1]

Green Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 12,246 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Milton Township - north
• Chippewa Township - northeast corner
• Baughman Township - east
• Sugar Creek Township - southeast corner
• East Union Township - south
• Wooster Township - southwest corner
• Wayne Township - west
• Canaan Township - northwest corner

Two municipalities are located in Green Township: part of the city of Orrville in the east, and the village of Smithville in the west.

Name and history

It is one of sixteen Green Townships 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. "Green 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.

External links

• Wayne County township map
• County website