Clark Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Mechanic Township, Holmes County - northeast
• Mill Creek Township - east
• Keene Township - southeast corner
• Bethlehem Township - south
• Jefferson Township - southwest corner
• Monroe Township - west
• Killbuck Township, Holmes County - northwest

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. It was named for Samuel Clark, a county commissioner.

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, 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

References

1. "Clark township, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
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3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
4. Hunt, William Ellis. (1876). "Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio". R. Clarke & Company.
5. Graham, Albert Adams. (1881). "History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881". A. A. Graham.
6. [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.