Clarksfield Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Clarksfield Township, Huron 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:Huron
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:68.7
Area Land Km2:68.4
Area Water Km2:0.3
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1578
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:281
Elevation Ft:922
Coordinates:41.1803°N -82.4022°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44889
Area Code:440
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-15364[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086343

Clarksfield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of the township was 1,578.

Geography

Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Clarksfield Township, although the unincorporated community of Clarksfield lies in the township's northwest.

Name and history

Clarksfield Township was named for James Clark, a hero of the Revolutionary War.[4]

It is the only Clarksfield Township statewide.[5]

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: Clarksfield township, Huron County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 12 July 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 Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1 . S. J. Clarke Publishing Company . Baughman, Abraham J. . 1909 . 198.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. 2007-02-16.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24