Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Township

Town Hall

Location of Canaan Township in Wayne County
Coordinates: 40°58′12″N 81°55′31″W / 40.97000°N 81.92528°W / 40.97000; -81.92528Coordinates: 40°58′12″N 81°55′31″W / 40.97000°N 81.92528°W / 40.97000; -81.92528
Country United States
State Ohio
County Wayne
Area
 • Total 37.0 sq mi (95.8 km2)
 • Land 37.0 sq mi (95.8 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,017 ft (310 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 4,736
 • Density 128.0/sq mi (49.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-11276[2]
GNIS feature ID 1087149[1]

Canaan Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,736 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

Parts of two villages are located in Canaan Township: Burbank in the northwest, and Creston in the northeast.

Name and history

Statewide, other Canaan Townships are located in Athens, Madison, and Morrow counties.

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. 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.

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