Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio
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Congress Township is one of the sixteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Wayne County
Wayne County, Ohio
Wayne County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, and is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. As of the 2010 census, the population was 114,520. Its county seat is Wooster....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 4,435 people in the township, 2,681 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Harrisville Township, Medina County
    Harrisville Township, Medina County, Ohio
    Harrisville Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,914 people in the township, 1,853 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Canaan Township
    Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio
    Canaan Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,736 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Wayne Township
    Wayne Township, Wayne County, Ohio
    Wayne Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,034 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Canaan Township - north...

     - southeast corner
  • Chester Township
    Chester Township, Wayne County, Ohio
    Chester Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,845 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Congress Township - north...

     - south
  • Perry Township, Ashland County
    Perry Township, Ashland County, Ohio
    Perry Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,927 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Jackson Township - north...

     - southwest corner
  • Jackson Township, Ashland County
    Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio
    Jackson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,554 people in the township, 3,197 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Homer Township, Medina County
    Homer Township, Medina County, Ohio
    Homer Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,461 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Spencer Township - north...

     - northwest


Three villages are located in Congress Township:
  • Part of Burbank
    Burbank, Ohio
    Burbank is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States, along Killbuck Creek. The population was 279 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Burbank is located at ....

    , in the northeast
  • Congress
    Congress, Ohio
    Congress is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 192 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Congress is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

    , in the south
  • West Salem
    West Salem, Ohio
    West Salem is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,501 at the 2000 census. West Salem is served by a branch of the Wayne County Public Library...

    , in the northwest

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Congress Township is located in Morrow County
Congress Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Congress Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,128 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

.

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.

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