Clark Township is one of the sixteen townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Brown County

Brown County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,285 people, 15,555 households, and 11,790 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 17,193 housing units at an average density of 35 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 3,165 people in the township, 2,650 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Pike Township
  Pike Township, Brown County, Ohio
  Pike Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,742 people in the township, 2,995 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Scott Township
  Scott Township, Brown County, Ohio
  Scott Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,253 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Pike Township - north...
  
   - east
• Pleasant Township
  Pleasant Township, Brown County, Ohio
  Pleasant Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,187 people in the township, 1,498 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Lewis Township
  Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio
  Lewis Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,362 people in the township, 2,071 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Tate Township, Clermont County
  Tate Township, Clermont County, Ohio
  Tate Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,935 people in the township, 6,298 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Williamsburg Township, Clermont County
  Williamsburg Township, Clermont County, Ohio
  Williamsburg Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,005 people in the township, 2,647 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

The village of Hamersville

Hamersville, Ohio

HiiHamersville is a village in Brown County, Ohio, United States. The population was 515 at the 2000 census. Hamersville is named after Thomas Hamer, a general in the Mexican-American War.-Geography:Hamersville is located at ....

 is located in central Clark Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Clark Townships are located in Clinton

Clark Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Clark Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,861 people in the township, 1,419 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, up from 1,581 in 1990.-Geography:...

, Coshocton

Clark Township, Coshocton County, Ohio

Clark Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 594 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, and Holmes

Clark Township, Holmes County, Ohio

Clark Township is one of the fourteen townships of Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,728 people in the township, 3,614 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

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.