Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Plain Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,069 people in the township. Geography Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships: Chester Township - north Wayne Township - northeast corner Wooster Township - east Franklin Township - southeast corner Clinton Township - south Lake Township, Ashland County - southwest corner Mohican Township, Ashland County - west Perry Township, Ashland County - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Plain Township, although the unincorporated community of Funk lies in the southwestern part of the township. Name and history Statewide, other Plain Townships are located in Franklin, Stark, and Wood counties. 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