Clarksfield Township, Ohio

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Clarksfield Township, Huron County, Ohio
Township
Clarksfield Township hall.jpg
Township hall at Clarksfield
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Location of Clarksfield Township in Huron County
Coordinates: 41°10′49″N82°24′8″W / 41.18028°N 82.40222°W / 41.18028; -82.40222
Country United States
State Ohio
County Huron
Area
 • Total26.5 sq mi (68.7 km2)
 • Land26.4 sq mi (68.4 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
922 ft (281 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,578
 • Density59/sq mi (23/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44889
Area code 440
FIPS code 39-15364 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086343 [1]

Clarksfield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of the township was 1,578.

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Geography

Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Clarksfield Township, although the unincorporated community of Clarksfield lies in the township's northwest.

Name and history

Clarksfield Township was named for James Clark, a hero of the Revolutionary War. [4]

It is the only Clarksfield Township 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Clarksfield township, Huron County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 198.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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