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Wayne County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 15, 2026

Board of County Commissioners meets: Wednesdays at 9:00 AM.
Meeting location: County Administration Building, 428 West Liberty Street, Wooster, OH 44691.
County Auditor: Russell Robertson · 330-287-5430 · Auditor@wayne-ohio.org
Agendas posted at: https://www.wayneohio.org/board-of-commissioners/
President, Board of County Commissioners: Board of County Commissioners, 3 members elected at-large. President: Matt Martin. Commissioners: Jonathan Hofstetter, Dave McMillen.

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Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (4)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (12)

Apple Creek
Burbank
Congress
Creston (official website, opens in a new tab)
Dalton
Doylestown (official website, opens in a new tab)
Fredericksburg
Marshallville (official website, opens in a new tab)
Mount Eaton
Shreve
Smithville
West Salem (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (10)

Chippewa Local
Dalton Local
Green Local
Northwestern Local
Norwayne Local
Orrville City
Rittman Exempted Village
Southeast Local
Triway Local
Wooster City

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Airport (1)

Wayne County Airport Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Education (2)

Midland Council of Governments
Wayne County Schools Council of Govts

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Fire Protection (5)

Central Fire District
East Wayne Fire District
South Central Fire District
Sterling Fire District
Town and Country Fire District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Flood Control (1)

Medway Drug Enforcement Agency

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Highways (1)

Wayne County Transportation Improvement District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)

Wayne County Metropolitan Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Library (1)

Wayne County District Public Library (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Other Single Purpose (1)

Wooster-Ashland Regional Council of Governments

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Parks & Recreation (1)

Wayne County Park District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District (official website, opens in a new tab)