Clinton Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. It is also the most populated township in the county. The 2010 census found 4,109 people in the township.[3]

Clinton Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Township
Barn on County Road 17
Location of Clinton Township (red) in Seneca County, adjacent to the city of Tiffin (yellow).
Coordinates: 41°7′23″N 83°8′16″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Seneca
Area
• Total	31.1 sq mi (80.5 km2)
• Land	31.0 sq mi (80.2 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	768 ft (234 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	4,109
• Density	132.1/sq mi (51.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-16154[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086943[1]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Pleasant Township - north
• Adams Township - northeast corner
• Scipio Township - east
• Bloom Township - southeast corner
• Eden Township - south
• Seneca Township - southwest corner
• Hopewell Township - west
• Liberty Township - northwest corner

Name and history

Clinton Township was organized in 1820. It was named for DeWitt Clinton, 6th Governor of New York.[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

External links

• County website