Clark Township is one of the twenty-two
townships of
Coshocton County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, its population was 670.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Mechanic Township, Holmes County - northeast
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Mill Creek Township - east
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Keene Township - southeast corner
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Bethlehem Township - south
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Jefferson Township - southwest corner
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Monroe Township - west
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Killbuck Township, Holmes County - northwest
No municipalities are located in Clark Township, although the
unincorporated community
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of
Blissfield lies in the southwestern part of the township.
Name and history
Clark Township was organized in 1829. It was named for Samuel Clark, a county commissioner.
Statewide, other Clark Townships are located in
Brown
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In the ...
,
Clinton, and
Holmes counties.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Coshocton County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio