Clinton Township, Shelby County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°17′17″N 84°9′43″W / 40.28806°N 84.16194°W / 40.28806; -84.16194
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Clinton Township, Shelby County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-16168[3]
GNIS feature ID1086958[1]

Clinton Township is one of the fourteen

2020 census
found 20,317 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Most of Clinton Township is occupied by the city of Sidney, the county seat of Shelby County.

Name

Clinton Township was organized in 1825.[4] It is one of seven Clinton Townships statewide.[5]

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,[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

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Clinton township, Shelby County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Hitchcock, Almon Baldwin Carrington (1913). History of Shelby County, Ohio, and representative citizens. p. 83.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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