Moorefield Township, Clark County, Ohio

Moorefield Township, Clark County, Ohio
—  Township  —
The Kenton-Hunt Farm, a historic site in the township
Municipalities and townships of Clark County.
Coordinates: 39°59′0″N 83°46′3″W / 39.983333°N 83.7675°W / 39.983333; -83.7675Coordinates: 39°59′0″N 83°46′3″W / 39.983333°N 83.7675°W / 39.983333; -83.7675
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Clark
Area
– Total	33.4 sq mi (86.5 km2)
– Land	30.6 sq mi (79.3 km2)
– Water	2.8 sq mi (7.2 km2)
Elevation[1]	1,099 ft (335 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	11,402
– Density	372.5/sq mi (143.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-51912[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085856[1]

Moorefield Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,402 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

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

• Urbana Township, Champaign County - north
• Union Township, Champaign County - northeast
• Pleasant Township - east
• Harmony Township - southeast
• Springfield Township - south
• German Township - west
• Mad River Township, Champaign County - northwest corner

Part of the city of Springfield, the county seat of Clark County, is located in southwestern Moorefield Township, and the census-designated place of Northridge is located in the township's west.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Moorefield Township is located in Harrison County.

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,^[4] 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.

Schools

Moorefield Township is home to Kenton Ridge High School,[1] Northeastern High School,[2] Northridge Middle School,[3] South Vienna Middle School,[4] Rolling Hills Elementary School,[5] Northridge Elementary School,[6] and South Vienna Middle School.[7] All of these are part of the Northeastern Local School District.[8]

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. ^ Clark County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website