Wilson Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Wilson Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Clinton County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Clinton

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area_total_km2 = 64.0
area_land_km2 = 63.8
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 24.7
area_land_sq_mi = 24.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 581
population_density_km2 = 9.1
population_density_sq_mi = 23.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 339
elevation_ft = 1112
latd = 39 |latm = 31 |lats = 52 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 41 |longs = 34 |longEW = W

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Wilson Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 581 people in the township, [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39027 Clinton County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.] up from 523 in 1990.

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Jasper Township, Fayette County - northeast
*Richland Township - southeast
*Union Township - southwest
*Liberty Township - west
*Jefferson Township, Greene County - northwest

The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District.

No municipalities are located in Wilson Township.

Name and history

The only Wilson Township statewide, it is named for Amos Wilson, one of the earliest settlers of the county, who arrived in approximately 1796.

The township was erected in 1850 by the Clinton County Commissioners from parts of Union, Richland, and Liberty townships.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

*Clinton County Historical Society. "Clinton County, Ohio, 1982". Wilmington, Ohio: The Society, 1982.
*"Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer". 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0-89933-281-1
*Ohio. Secretary of State. "The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003". Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.

External links

* [http://co.clinton.oh.us County website]