Clinton Township is one of the twelve

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of Fulton County,

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, United States. The 2020 census found 9,630 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Dover Township - north * Pike Township - northeast corner * York Township - east * Liberty Township, Henry County - southeast corner * Freedom Township, Henry County - south * Ridgeville Township, Henry County - southwest corner * German Township - west * Franklin Township - northwest corner The city of

Wauseon Wauseon ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County, Ohio, approximately 31 mi (51 km) west of Toledo. The population was 7,568 at the time of the 2020 census. History Wauseon was platted 1853 when the Michigan Southern Air ...

, the county seat of Fulton County, is located in eastern Clinton Township, and the

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of Pettisville lies in the township's west.

Name and history

It is one of seven Clinton Townships statewide.

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, 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.

Attractions

A 2-mile paved section of the

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is in the city of

Public services

Public Schools

Students from the township are served by the following public local

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Pettisville Local School District Pettisville Local School District is a public school district in Pettisville, Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvan ...

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Mail

Mail is delivered in the township by the following

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Napoleon, Ohio Napoleon is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River southwest of Toledo. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 8,862. History The area around the town was once known as "t ...

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Pettisville, Ohio Pettisville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clinton and German townships, Fulton County, Ohio, United States. Located at the intersection of County Road 19 and Country Road D,. As of the 2020 census the popul ...

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Telephone

Most of the township is within the Wauseon

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, which is served by UTO (United Telephone Company of Ohio,) doing business as

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, with telephone numbers using the following

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Codes: * 419-330 * 419-335 * 419-337 * 419-388 * 419-404 * 419-583 * 419-590 Pettisville and an area south of that are served by the Archbold telephone exchange, which is delivered by UTO (United Telephone Company of Ohio,) doing business as

, with telephone numbers using the following Numbering Plan Codes: * 419-220 * 419-403 * 419-445 * 419-446 * 419-572 * 567-444 A small section of the area where County Road AC and County Road 16 intersect is in the Gerald telephone exchange, delivered by UTO (United Telephone Company of Ohio,) doing business as

, with the following codes: * 419-431 * 419-598 * 567-340 A short section of County Road AC is served by the Ridgeville Corners telephone exchange: * 419-267 * 419-374

Electric

Toledo Edison serves the township with electricity.PUCO: Electric Service Areas of Ohio
puco.gov

Highways

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Fire and Emergency Medical

Dover Township contracts with the Wauseon Fire Department and Fulton County's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department located in

References

External links

County website
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