Pierce Township, Clermont County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Pierce Township, Clermont 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:Clermont
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:59.8
Area Land Km2:59.2
Area Water Km2:0.6
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:15096
Population Density Km2:242.5
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:274
Elevation Ft:899
Coordinates:39.0231°N -84.2647°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-62540[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085869

Pierce Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 15,096 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

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

Campbell County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the southwest.

Parts of the former village of Amelia (dissolved in 2019) are located in eastern Pierce Township. Part of the census-designated place of Withamsville is located in the township's northwest, and the unincorporated community of New Palestine is in the southwest of the township beside the river.

Name and history

It is the only Pierce Township statewide.[4]

Pierce Township was established in 1853.[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: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Pierce township, Clermont County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 31 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  5. Web site: Welcome to Pierce Township! . Pierce Township, Clermont County, Ohio . 20 January 2014.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24