Adams Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Geography

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

• Chester Township - north
• Union Township - east
• Washington Township - southeast corner
• Vernon Township - south
• Washington Township, Warren County - southwest
• Massie Township, Warren County - west No municipalities are located in Adams Township, but it does contain the unincorporated communities of Ogden and Sligo.

Name and history

Named for President John Quincy Adams, it is one of ten Adams Townships statewide.

It was created by the Clinton County Commissioners in 1849 from parts of Chester, Vernon, and Union townships.

Transportation

Major highways include Interstate 71, the 3C Highway (combined U.S. Route 22 and Ohio State Route 3), and State Route 380.

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, 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.

References

References

1. "Adams township, Clinton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
4. Brown, Albert J.. (1915). "History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions". B.F. Bowen.
5. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
6. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.