- Clark Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
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Clark Township, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Coshocton County. Coordinates: 40°24′47″N 81°56′39″W / 40.41306°N 81.94417°WCoordinates: 40°24′47″N 81°56′39″W / 40.41306°N 81.94417°W Country United States State Ohio County Coshocton Area – Total 25.4 sq mi (65.8 km2) – Land 25.4 sq mi (65.7 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[1] 833 ft (254 m) Population (2000) – Total 594 – Density 23.4/sq mi (9.0/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-15266[2] GNIS feature ID 1085912[1] Clark Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 594 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Mechanic Township, Holmes County - northeast
- Mill Creek Township - east
- Keene Township - southeast corner
- Bethlehem Township - south
- Jefferson Township - southwest corner
- Monroe Township - west
- Killbuck Township, Holmes County - northwest
No municipalities are located in Clark Township, although the unincorporated community of Blissfield lies in the southwestern part of the township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Clark Townships are located in Brown, Clinton, 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,[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.
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.
- ^ Coshocton County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Coshocton County, Ohio City Villages Baltic‡ | Conesville | Nellie | Plainfield | Warsaw | West Lafayette
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesBakersville | Blissfield | Fresno | Keene | Tunnel Hill | Wakatomika | Walhonding
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Coshocton County, Ohio
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