Wayne Township is one of the twenty townships

Civil township

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 of Darke County

Darke County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 53,309 people, 20,419 households, and 14,905 families residing in the county. The population density was 89 people per square mile . There were 21,583 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 4,349 people in the township, 1,760 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Patterson Township
  Patterson Township, Darke County, Ohio
  Patterson Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,308 people in the township, 943 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Cynthian Township, Shelby County
  Cynthian Township, Shelby County, Ohio
  Cynthian Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,972 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*McLean Township - north...
  
   - northeast corner
• Loramie Township, Shelby County
  Loramie Township, Shelby County, Ohio
  Loramie Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,438 people in the township, 1,887 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Newberry Township, Miami County
  Newberry Township, Miami County, Ohio
  Newberry Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,490 people in the township, 2,897 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Adams Township
  Adams Township, Darke County, Ohio
  Adams Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,508 people in the township, 2,125 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Richland Township
  Richland Township, Darke County, Ohio
  Richland Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 862 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*York Township - north...
  
   - southwest
• York Township
  York Township, Darke County, Ohio
  York Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 523 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Wabash Township - north...
  
   - northwest

The village of Versailles

Versailles, Ohio

Versailles is a village in Darke County, Ohio, United States. It is the only village in Wayne Township. The population was 2,589 at the 2000 census. The proper local pronunciation of the name is "Ver Sales", with the accent on the second syllable.-History:...

 is located in central Wayne Township, and the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Frenchtown

Frenchtown, Ohio

Frenchtown is an unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Darke County, Ohio, United States. The community lies at the intersection of State Route 185 with Burns and Mangen Roads, approximately northwest of the village of Versailles...

 lies in the township's northwest.

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, 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. The current trustees are Michael Lawrence, Dennis Mestemaker, and Kenneth Moorman, and the clerk is Teresa Slonkosky.

The township's government is housed in Versailles, at the Versailles Town Hall and Wayne Township House

Versailles Town Hall and Wayne Township House

The Versailles Town Hall and Wayne Township House, located at 4 West Main Street in Versailles, Ohio, in the United States, is an historic brick town hall building built between 1875 and 1876 by joint resolution of the Versailles Village Council and the Wayne Township Trustees. It is also known as...

, a structure on the National Register of Historic Places

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