Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Congress Township is one of the sixteen townships
of Wayne County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 4,435 people in the township, 2,681 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Three villages are located in Congress Township:
.
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
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
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 CountyHarrisville Township, Medina County, OhioHarrisville 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 TownshipCanaan Township, Wayne County, OhioCanaan 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 TownshipWayne Township, Wayne County, OhioWayne 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 TownshipChester Township, Wayne County, OhioChester 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 CountyPerry Township, Ashland County, OhioPerry 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 CountyJackson Township, Ashland County, OhioJackson 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 CountyHomer Township, Medina County, OhioHomer 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 BurbankBurbank, OhioBurbank 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 - CongressCongress, OhioCongress 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 SalemWest Salem, OhioWest 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 CountyCongress 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:...
.