Clark Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Township
The Helmick Covered Bridge
The Helmick Covered Bridge
Location of Clark Township in Coshocton County
Location of Clark Township in Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40°24′47″N 81°56′39″W / 40.41306°N 81.94417°W / 40.41306; -81.94417
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyCoshocton
Area
 • Total25.45 sq mi (65.92 km2)
 • Land25.44 sq mi (65.88 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
[1]
833 ft (254 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total670
 • Density26/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-15266[3]
GNIS feature ID1085912[1]

Clark Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, 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:

No municipalities are located in Clark Township, although the unincorporated community of Blissfield lies in the southwestern part of the township.

Name and history

Clark Township was organized in 1829.[4] It was named for Samuel Clark, a county commissioner.[5]

Statewide, other Clark Townships are located in Brown, 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,[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. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Clark township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 3.
  5. ↑ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. pp. 477. coshocton county ohio history.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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