Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°57′7″N 82°4′42″W / 40.95194°N 82.07833°W / 40.95194; -82.07833CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyWayneArea

• Total43.5 sq mi (112.6 km²) • Land43.4 sq mi (112.5 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,132 ft (345 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total4,439 • Density102.3/sq mi (39.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

44287

Area code419FIPS code39-18322^[3]GNIS feature ID1087153^[1]

Congress Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,439 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Harrisville Township, Medina County - north
Canaan Township - east
Wayne Township - southeast corner
Chester Township - south
Perry Township, Ashland County - southwest corner
Jackson Township, Ashland County - west
Homer Township, Medina County - northwest

Three villages are located in Congress Township:

Part of Burbank, in the northeast
Congress, in the south
West Salem, in the northwest

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Congress Township is located in Morrow County.

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.

Notable people

Henry Totten, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and business, was born in the township.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Congress township, Wayne County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
^ 'The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin 1870,' Biographical Sketch of Henry Totten, pg. 370