Wayne Township is one of the twenty-five townships

Civil township

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 of Muskingum County

Muskingum County, Ohio

Muskingum County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 86,074. Its county seat is Zanesville...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 4,455 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,284 people in the township.-Geography:Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Perry Township
  Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Perry Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,420 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast
• Salt Creek Township
  Salt Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Salt Creek Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,113 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Blue Rock Township
  Blue Rock Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Blue Rock Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 641 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Harrison Township
  Harrison Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,638 people in the township, 869 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Brush Creek Township
  Brush Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Brush Creek Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,375 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest
• Springfield Township
  Springfield Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Springfield Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,433 people in the township, 3,562 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Falls Township
  Falls Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Falls Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,585 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Wayne Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Duncan Falls

Duncan Falls, Ohio

Duncan Falls is a census-designated place in southeastern Wayne Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, located on State Route 60 south of the city of Zanesville. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43734. According to the Census Bureau the...

lies in the southeastern part of the township.

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.