Clarksfield Township is one of the nineteen townships

Civil township

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 of Huron County

Huron County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 59,487 people, 22,307 households, and 16,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 121 people per square mile . There were 23,594 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile...

, 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 1,518 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Wakeman Township
  Wakeman Township, Huron County, Ohio
  Wakeman Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,528 people in the township, 1,577 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Camden Township, Lorain County
  Camden Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Camden Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,530 people in the township, 1,265 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Brighton Township, Lorain County
  Brighton Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Brighton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 942 people in the township.-Geography:Located in southwestern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:*Camden Township - north...
  
   - east
• Rochester Township, Lorain County
  Rochester Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Rochester Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 752 people in the township, 562 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• New London Township
  New London Township, Huron County, Ohio
  New London Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,440 people in the township, 744 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Fitchville Township
  Fitchville Township, Huron County, Ohio
  Fitchville Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,012 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Hartland Township
  Hartland Township, Huron County, Ohio
  Hartland Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 979 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Townsend Township - north...
  
   - west
• Townsend Township
  Townsend Township, Huron County, Ohio
  Townsend Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,567 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Clarksfield Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Clarksfield

Clarksfield, Ohio

Clarksfield is an unincorporated community in northwestern Clarksfield Township, Huron County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 18 midway between Norwalk and Wellington, and along State Route 60 between New London and Wakeman. The Vermilion River flows northward through...

lies in the township's northwest.

The total area of Clarksfield is 27 square miles (69.9 km²), making an average of 56 people per square mile.

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.