Adams Township, Clinton County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Adams Township, Clinton County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clinton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:56.2
Area Land Km2:55.6
Area Water Km2:0.6
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2040
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:262
Elevation Ft:860
Coordinates:39.4397°N -83.9272°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-00226[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085876

Adams Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,040.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Adams Township, but it does contain the unincorporated communities of Ogden and Sligo.

Name and history

Named for President John Quincy Adams,[4] it is one of ten Adams Townships statewide.[5]

It was created by the Clinton County Commissioners in 1849 from parts of Chester, Vernon, and Union townships.

Transportation

Major highways include Interstate 71, the 3C Highway (combined U.S. Route 22 and Ohio State Route 3), and State Route 380.

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,[6] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adams township, Clinton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 2 June 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Book: History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions . B.F. Bowen . Brown, Albert J. . 1915 . 244.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24