Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Plain Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Wayne County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Wayne

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area_total_km2 = 108.0
area_land_km2 = 108.0
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 41.7
area_land_sq_mi = 41.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2894
population_density_km2 = 26.8
population_density_sq_mi = 69.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 323
elevation_ft = 1060
latd = 40 |latm = 46 |lats = 45 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 3 |longs = 29 |longEW = W

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Plain Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,894 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39151 Wayne County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Chester Township - north
*Wayne Township - northeast corner
*Wooster Township - east
*Franklin Township - southeast corner
*Clinton Township - south
*Lake Township, Ashland County - southwest corner
*Mohican Township, Ashland County - west
*Perry Township, Ashland County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Plain Township, although the unincorporated community of Funk lies in the southwestern part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Plain Townships are located in Franklin, Stark, and Wood 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.waynedevelopment.org/waynemap.html Wayne County township map]
* [http://www.wayneohio.org County website]