Stonelick Township, Clermont County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Stonelick 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 Km2:76.8
Area Land Km2:76.4
Area Water Km2:0.4
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:5663
Population Density Km2:77.1
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:241
Elevation Ft:791
Coordinates:39.1383°N -84.1514°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:45103
Area Code:513
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-74825[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085870

Stonelick Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,663 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, Stonelick borders the townships of:

The village of Owensville is in southern Stonelick Township.

Name and history

Stonelick Township was organized in 1812.[4] It is the only Stonelick Township in Ohio.[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: Stonelick township, Clermont County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 1 April 2023.
  4. Book: Everts, Louis H.. History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. 1880. J.B. Lippincott & Co.. Philadelphia. 527.
  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