Clinton Township, Seneca County, Ohio

Clinton Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of Clinton Township (red) in Seneca County, adjacent to the city of Tiffin (yellow).
Coordinates: 41°7′23″N 83°8′16″W / 41.12306°N 83.13778°W / 41.12306; -83.13778Coordinates: 41°7′23″N 83°8′16″W / 41.12306°N 83.13778°W / 41.12306; -83.13778
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Seneca
Area
– Total	31.1 sq mi (80.5 km2)
– Land	31.0 sq mi (80.2 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation[1]	768 ft (234 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	4,188
– Density	135.2/sq mi (52.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-16154[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086943[1]

Clinton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,188 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Pleasant Township - north
• Adams Township - northeast corner
• Scipio Township - east
• Bloom Township - southeast corner
• Eden Township - south
• Seneca Township - southwest corner
• Hopewell Township - west
• Liberty Township - northwest corner

Most of the city of Tiffin, the county seat of Seneca County, is located in western Clinton Township.

Name and history

It is one of seven Clinton Townships statewide.^[4]

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,^[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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Seneca County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ "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. 
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website