Baughman Township is one of the sixteen townships

Civil township

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 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

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 4,699 people in the township, 2,873 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Chippewa Township
  Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio
  Chippewa Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,078 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:...
  
   - north
• Lawrence Township, Stark County
  Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Lawrence Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,382 people in the township, 8,321 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Tuscarawas Township, Stark County - southeast
• Sugar Creek Township
  Sugar Creek Township, Wayne County, Ohio
  Sugar Creek Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,502 people in the township, 4,897 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• East Union Township
  East Union Township, Wayne County, Ohio
  East Union Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,527 people in the township, 5,528 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Green Township
  Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio
  Green Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 12,194 people in the township, 7,078 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Milton Township
  Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio
  Milton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,254 people in the township, 3,053 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

Parts of two municipalities are located in Baughman Township: the village of Marshallville

Marshallville, Ohio

Marshallville is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 826 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Marshallville is located at ....

 in the north, and the city of Orrville

Orrville, Ohio

Orrville is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,551 at the 2000 census.The J.M. Smucker Co., owner of the Smucker's brand, is headquartered in Orrville.-Geography:Orrville is located at ....

in the west.

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.

External links

• Wayne County township map
• County website