Baughman Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Baughman Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Township

Ault-Weygandt Farmhouse

Location of Baughman Township in Wayne County

Coordinates: 40°51′31″N 81°43′1″W﻿ / ﻿40.85861°N 81.71694°W﻿ / 40.85861; -81.71694Coordinates: 40°51′31″N 81°43′1″W﻿ / ﻿40.85861°N 81.71694°W﻿ / 40.85861; -81.71694
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Wayne
Area

• Total| 36.3 sq mi (94.0 km2)
• Land| 36.2 sq mi (93.8 km2)
• Water| 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 1,079 ft (329 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 4,699
• Density| 129.8/sq mi (50.1/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-04276[2]
GNIS feature ID| 1087148[1]

Baughman Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,699 people in the township, 2,873 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Geography
* 2 Name and history
* 3 Government
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Geography[edit]

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

* Chippewa Township \- north
* Lawrence Township, Stark County \- east
* Tuscarawas Township, Stark County \- southeast
* Sugar Creek Township \- south
* East Union Township \- southwest corner
* Green Township \- west
* Milton Township \- northwest corner

Parts of two municipalities are located in Baughman Township: the village of Marshallville in the north, and the city of Orrville in the west.

## Name and history[edit]

It is the only Baughman Township nationwide.

## Government[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. ^ Wayne County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links[edit]

* Wayne County township map
* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Wayne County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Wooster

Cities|

* Norton‡
* Orrville
* Rittman‡
* Wooster

Villages|

* Apple Creek
* Burbank
* Congress
* Creston‡
* Dalton
* Doylestown
* Fredericksburg
* Marshallville
* Mount Eaton
* Shreve
* Smithville
* West Salem

Townships|

* Baughman
* Canaan
* Chester
* Chippewa
* Clinton
* Congress
* East Union
* Franklin
* Green
* Milton
* Paint
* Plain
* Salt Creek
* Sugar Creek
* Wayne
* Wooster

CDPs|

* Kidron
* New Pittsburg
* Sterling

Unincorporated
communities|

* Aukerman
* Blachleyville
* Burton City
* Cedar Valley
* Centerville
* Devil Town
* East Union
* Easton
* Funk
* Golden Corners
* Honeytown
* Jefferson
* Johnsons Corners
* Lattasburg
* Maysville
* Millbrook
* Moreland
* Overton
* Pleasant Home
* Reedsburg
* Springville
* West Lebanon

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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