Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Wooster Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Township
This old schoolhouse is on Route 226
Location of Wooster Township in Wayne County
Coordinates: 40°46′53″N 81°56′34″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Wayne
Area
• Total	20.3 sq mi (52.7 km^2)
• Land	20.3 sq mi (52.5 km^2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km^2)
Elevation [1]	850 ft (259 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	4,615
• Density	227.3/sq mi (87.9/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44691
Area code	330
FIPS code	39-86562[3]
GNIS feature ID	1087164[1]

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 - north
• Green Township - northeast corner
• East Union Township - east
• Franklin Township - south
• Clinton Township - southwest corner
• Plain Township - west
• Chester Township - northwest corner

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.

External links

• Wayne County township map
• County website
• Wooster Township Fire & Rescue