Clinton Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,886 people in the township.
Clinton Township, Knox County Ohio | |
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 Farmland on Range Line Road | |
 Location of Clinton Township in Knox County. | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′40″N 82°29′53″W / 40.37778°N 82.49806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Knox |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.7 sq mi (40.8 km2) |
| • Land | 15.6 sq mi (40.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,027 ft (313 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,886 |
| • Density | 180/sq mi (71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-16140[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086395[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Morris Township - north
- Monroe Township - northeast
- Pleasant Township - east
- Miller Township - south
- Milford Township - southwest corner
- Liberty Township - west
- Wayne Township - northwest corner
Much of eastern Clinton Township is occupied by the city of Mount Vernon, the county seat of Knox County. The census-designated place of South Mount Vernon is in the center of the township, adjacent to Mount Vernon.
Name and history
editClinton Township was established in 1808.[4]
It is one of seven Clinton Townships statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Clinton township, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp. 442.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.