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Clark Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Clark Township, Clinton County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	MartinsvilleCoveredBridge.JPG
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Martinsville Road Covered Bridge
image_map	Map of Clinton County Ohio Highlighting Clark Township.png
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Clark Township in Clinton County
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	95.6
area_land_km2	95.1
area_water_km2	0.5
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	2014
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi	auto
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	327
elevation_ft	1073
coordinates
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-15238
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1085878

Clark Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 2,014 people living in the township.

Geography

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

Washington Township - north
Green Township - northeast
Union Township, Highland County - southeast
Dodson Township, Highland County - south
Jefferson Township - southwest

The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District. Clinton County's "bootheel", the odd piece of land jutting into Highland County, added to bring Clinton County to the constitutionally mandated 400 sqmi area, is in the township.

The village of Martinsville is located in northern Clark Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Clark Townships are located in Brown, Coshocton, and Holmes counties.

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. The trustees and clerk are chosen in non-partisan elections. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

Clinton County Historical Society. Clinton County, Ohio, 1982. Wilmington, Ohio: The Society, 1982.
Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001.
Ohio. Secretary of State. The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.

References

"Clark township, Clinton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
(2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
[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.

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