Clark Township, Coshocton County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Clark Township, Coshocton 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:Coshocton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:65.92
Area Land Km2:65.88
Area Water Km2:0.04
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:670
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:254
Elevation Ft:833
Coordinates:40.4131°N -81.9442°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-15266[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085912

Clark Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 670.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Clark Township, although the unincorporated community of Blissfield lies in the southwestern part of the township.

Name and history

Clark Township was organized in 1829.[4] It was named for Samuel Clark, a county commissioner.[5]

Statewide, other Clark Townships are located in Brown, Clinton, 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,[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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clark township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 7 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: Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio . R. Clarke & Company . Hunt, William Ellis . 1876 . 3.
  5. Book: History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881 . coshocton county ohio history. . A. A. Graham . Graham, Albert Adams . 1881 . 477.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24