Adams Township is one of the thirteen townships

Civil township

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 of Clinton County

Clinton County, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,901 people in the township, up from 1,592 in 1990 and 1,350 in 1980.

Geography

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

• Chester Township
  Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Chester Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,771 people in the township, up from 1,200 in 1990.-Geography:Located in the northwest corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Union Township
  Union Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,929 people in the township, up from 13,379 in 1990; of this total, 3,008 lived in unincorporated portions of the township, up from 2,260 in 1990...
  
   - east
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,895 people in the township, up from 1,475 in 1990.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Vernon Township
  Vernon Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Vernon Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,685 people in the township, 2,188 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, up from 2,015 in 1990.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Washington Township, Warren County
  Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States. Located in the east central part of the county, it is the only one of the eleven that does not contain a municipality...
  
   - southwest
• Massie Township, Warren County
  Massie Township, Warren County, Ohio
  Massie Township, one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, is located in the northeast part of the county and the least populous of Warren County's townships. In 2000, the population was 1,061 up from 885 in 1990; of this total, 498 lived in the unincorporated...
  
   - west

The smallest township by area in the county with 14,200 acres (57 km²), it is located in the northwest part of the county.

No municipalities are located in Adams Township.

Name and history

Named for President

President of the United States

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 John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams

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, it is one of ten Adams Townships statewide

Adams Township, Ohio

Adams Township, Ohio may refer to:*Adams Township, Champaign County, Ohio*Adams Township, Clinton County, Ohio*Adams Township, Coshocton County, Ohio*Adams Township, Darke County, Ohio*Adams Township, Defiance County, Ohio...

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It was created by the Clinton County Commissioners in 1849 from parts of Chester

Chester Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Chester Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,771 people in the township, up from 1,200 in 1990.-Geography:Located in the northwest corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, Vernon

Vernon Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Vernon Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,685 people in the township, 2,188 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, up from 2,015 in 1990.-Geography:...

, and Union

Union Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Union Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,929 people in the township, up from 13,379 in 1990; of this total, 3,008 lived in unincorporated portions of the township, up from 2,260 in 1990...

 Townships.

Transportation

Major highways include Interstate 71

Interstate 71

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, the 3C Highway, and State Route 380

Ohio State Route 380

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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.