Clark Township, Holmes County, Ohio

Last updated

Clark Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Ohio 557.jpg
Fields east of Charm on State Route 557
Map of Holmes County Ohio Highlighting Clark Township.png
Location of Clark Township in Holmes County
Coordinates: 40°28′24″N81°44′21″W / 40.47333°N 81.73917°W / 40.47333; -81.73917
Country United States
State Ohio
County Holmes
Area
  Total34.6 sq mi (89.5 km2)
  Land34.5 sq mi (89.4 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,056 ft (322 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total4,322
  Density130/sq mi (48/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-15280 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086328 [1]

Clark Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of the township was 4,322.

Contents

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Part of the village of Baltic is located in southeastern Clark Township, and the unincorporated communities of Charm, Farmerstown, and Unionville lie in the northwestern, central, and northeastern parts of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Clark Townships are located in Brown, Clinton, and Coshocton counties. It was originally named German Township, but its name was changed to Clark Township in the 1910s. [4]

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, [5] 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.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adams Township, Coshocton County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Adams Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 765.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Sugar Creek Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,464 people in the township.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wheeling Township, Guernsey County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Wheeling Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 680.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tuscarawas Township, Coshocton County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Tuscarawas Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,759.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tuscarawas Township, Stark County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Tuscarawas Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,801 people in the township.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wayne Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Wayne Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,409 people in the township.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oxford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Oxford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 1,554 people living in the township.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oxford Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Oxford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,789 people in the township.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Auburn Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Auburn Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,109 people in the township.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bucks Township, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Bucks Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,942 people in the township.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jefferson Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Jefferson Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 958 people in the township,.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mechanic Township, Holmes County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Mechanic Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,222.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walnut Creek Township, Holmes County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Walnut Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,992.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clark Township, Coshocton County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Clark Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 670.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crawford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Crawford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,950.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Keene Township, Coshocton County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Keene Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,623.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Lafayette Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 4,250 people living in the township.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mill Creek Township, Coshocton County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Mill Creek Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 1,032, up from 932 at the previous census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Monroe Township, Coshocton County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

Monroe Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 427.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">White Eyes Township, Coshocton County, Ohio</span> Township in Ohio, United States

White Eyes Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,222.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Clark township, Holmes County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. Fourteenth Census of the United States: State Compendium, Volume 34: Ohio: Statistics of population occupations, agriculture, manufactures, and mines and quarries for the State, counties, and cities. Footnote 10. Bureau of the Census, United States Department of Commerce. 1925.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.