Paint Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Township
Stark Wilderness Center Pioneer Farm
Location of Paint Township in Wayne County
Coordinates: 40°41′49″N 81°42′30″W / 40.69694°N 81.70833°W / 40.69694; -81.70833
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Wayne
Area
• Total	24.4 sq mi (63.2 km2)
• Land	24.4 sq mi (63.2 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,102 ft (336 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	3,458
• Density	140/sq mi (55/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-59556[3]
GNIS feature ID	1087158[1]

Paint Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,458 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Sugar Creek Township - north
• Sugar Creek Township, Stark County - east
• Paint Township, Holmes County - south
• Salt Creek Township, Holmes County - southwest corner
• Salt Creek Township - west
• East Union Township - northwest corner

The village of Mount Eaton is located in central Paint Township.

Name and history

Paint Township most likely was named for a local spring where the water was imparted with a reddish hue.^[4] It is one of six Paint Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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.