- Clinton Township, Franklin County, Ohio
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Clinton Township, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Franklin County.
Coordinates: 40°2′2″N 82°58′15″W / 40.03389°N 82.97083°WCoordinates: 40°2′2″N 82°58′15″W / 40.03389°N 82.97083°W Country United States State Ohio County Franklin Area – Total 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) – Land 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[1] 886 ft (270 m) Population (2000) – Total 4,294 – Density 2,934.9/sq mi (1,133.2/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-16112[2] GNIS feature ID 1086100[1] Clinton Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,294 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Clinton Township consists of many scattered "islands" of land surrounded by the city of Columbus, the county seat of Franklin County.
Name and history
It is one of seven Clinton Townships statewide.[4]
Clinton Township was settled in 1800 as a rural community. At one time, a circus, the Sell's Brother's Circus, operated in what today is the area of University View. In the eastern part of the township, what is now Cleveland Avenue was once known as Harbor Street. Clinton Township lost territory from the 1950s through the early 1970s via annexation.[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.
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Franklin County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ "About Clinton Township". Clinton Township local government. http://www.clintontwp-columbus.org/about.htm. Retrieved 2006-06-08.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Ohio Cities Bexley | Canal Winchester‡ | Columbus‡ | Dublin‡ | Gahanna | Grandview Heights | Grove City | Groveport | Hilliard | New Albany‡ | Pickerington‡ | Reynoldsburg‡ | Upper Arlington | Westerville‡ | Whitehall | Worthington
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Townships CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Franklin County, Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area
- Populated places established in 1800
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