Clinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio

Clinton Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Vinton County.
Coordinates: 39°10′16″N 82°30′1″W / 39.17111°N 82.50028°W / 39.17111; -82.50028Coordinates: 39°10′16″N 82°30′1″W / 39.17111°N 82.50028°W / 39.17111; -82.50028
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Vinton
Area
– Total	31.6 sq mi (81.9 km2)
– Land	31.0 sq mi (80.4 km2)
– Water	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation[1]	774 ft (236 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,045
– Density	65.9/sq mi (25.4/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-16210[2]
GNIS feature ID	1087100[1]

Clinton Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,045 people in the township, 1,174 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[3]

Geography

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

• Elk Township: north
• Madison Township: northeast corner
• Vinton Township: east
• Milton Township, Jackson County: south
• Washington Township, Jackson County: southwest
• Richland Township: northwest

Hamden, the second-largest village in Vinton County, is located in southwestern 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. ^ Vinton County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 16 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