| Official Name: | Vernon 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: | 72.6 |
| Area Land Km2: | 69.5 |
| Area Water Km2: | 3.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2951 |
| 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: | 286 |
| Elevation Ft: | 938 |
| Coordinates: | 39.3967°N -83.9531°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-79772[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1085885 |
Vernon Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 2,951 people living in the township.
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District.
Cowan Lake State Park is located partially in Vernon Township.
The village of Clarksville is located in western Vernon Township.
Major highways include State Routes 132, 133, 350, and 730, and the 3C Highway.
Vernon Township was organized in 1810.[4]
Statewide, other Vernon Townships are located in Crawford and Trumbull counties.
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,[5] 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.
The township is in the Clinton-Massie Local School District.