Clarksfield Township, Huron County, Ohio

Clarksfield Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of Clarksfield Township in Huron County.
Coordinates: 41°10′49″N 82°24′8″W / 41.18028°N 82.40222°W / 41.18028; -82.40222Coordinates: 41°10′49″N 82°24′8″W / 41.18028°N 82.40222°W / 41.18028; -82.40222
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Huron
Area
– Total	27.1 sq mi (70.2 km2)
– Land	27.1 sq mi (70.1 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1]	922 ft (281 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,518
– Density	56.1/sq mi (21.6/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	44889
Area code(s)	440
FIPS code	39-15364[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086343[1]

Clarksfield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,518 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Wakeman Township - north
• Camden Township, Lorain County - northeast
• Brighton Township, Lorain County - east
• Rochester Township, Lorain County - southeast corner
• New London Township - south
• Fitchville Township - southwest corner
• Hartland Township - west
• Townsend Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Clarksfield Township, although the unincorporated community of Clarksfield lies in the township's northwest.

The total area of Clarksfield is 27 square miles (70 km²), making an average of 56 people per square mile.^{[citation needed]}

Name and history

It is the only Clarksfield Township 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. ^ Huron 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