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    Clark Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

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    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
     • Total
    		25.45 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]
     • Total
    		670
     • 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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    1. ^ a b "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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