Wayne Township, Pickaway County, Ohio
Township
The Horsey-Barthelmas Farm, a historic site in the township
Location of Wayne Township in Pickaway County
Coordinates: 39°33′30″N 83°0′1″W / 39.55833°N 83.00028°W / 39.55833; -83.00028
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Pickaway
Area
• Total	27.1 sq mi (70.3 km2)
• Land	26.9 sq mi (69.7 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation [1]	725 ft (221 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	427
• Density	15.9/sq mi (6.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-82264[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086806[1]

Wayne Township is one of the fifteen townships of Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 427 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Jackson Township - north
• Circleville Township - northeast
• Pickaway Township - southeast
• Union Township, Ross County - south
• Deerfield Township, Ross County - southwest
• Deer Creek Township - west

No municipalities are located in Wayne Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty Wayne Townships 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.