Zane Township, Logan County, Ohio
Zane Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,191. Geography Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Perry Township - north Liberty Township, Union County - northeast Allen Township, Union County - east Rush Township, Champaign County - southeast Wayne Township, Champaign County - southwest Monroe Township - west Jefferson Township - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Zane Township, although the unincorporated community of Middleburg lies in the township's northwest. Name and history Zane Township was organized in 1818, and was named for Isaac Zane, a pioneer settler. It is the only Zane Township statewide. 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.