Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Congress Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,435 people in the township, 2,681 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Township
Deerlick Farmhouse
Location of Congress Township in Wayne County
Coordinates: 40°57′7″N 82°4′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyWayne
Area
 • Total43.5 sq mi (112.6 km2)
 • Land43.4 sq mi (112.5 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation1,132 ft (345 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total4,435
 • Density102.1/sq mi (39.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44287
Area code(s)419
FIPS code39-18322[2]
GNIS feature ID1087153[1]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Three villages are located in Congress Township:

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Congress Township is located in Morrow County.

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,[4] 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.

Notable people
  • Henry Totten, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and business, was born in the township.[5]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Wayne County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  5. 'The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin 1870,' Biographical Sketch of Henry Totten, pg. 370
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