Clinton Township, Knox County, Ohio

Clinton Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°22′40″N 82°29′53″W / 40.37778°N 82.49806°W / 40.37778; -82.49806Coordinates: 40°22′40″N 82°29′53″W / 40.37778°N 82.49806°W / 40.37778; -82.49806
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]	1,027 ft (313 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	3,326
– Density	212.8/sq mi (82.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-16140[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086395[1]

Clinton Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,326 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located 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.

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. ^ Knox 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