Clark Township, Clinton County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Clark 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 Km2:95.6
Area Land Km2:95.1
Area Water Km2:0.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2014
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:327
Elevation Ft:1073
Coordinates:39.3189°N -83.7997°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-15238[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085878

Clark Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 2,014 people living in the township.

Geography

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

The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District. Clinton County's "bootheel", the odd piece of land jutting into Highland County, added to bring Clinton County to the constitutionally mandated 400sqmi area, is in the township.

The village of Martinsville is located in northern Clark Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Clark Townships are located in Brown, Coshocton, and Holmes 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,[4] 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. The trustees and clerk are chosen in non-partisan elections. 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: Clark 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. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24