Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°58′12″N 81°55′31″W / 40.97000°N 81.92528°W / 40.97000; -81.92528
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Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-11276[3]
GNIS feature ID1087149[1]

Canaan Township is one of the sixteen

2020 census
found 5,134 people in the township.

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. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Canaan township, Wayne County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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