Clinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio
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Clinton Township is one of the twelve 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 Vinton County
Vinton County, Ohio
Vinton County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,435. , the least populous in the state. Its county seat is McArthur. The county is named for Samuel Finley Vinton, a 19th-century United States Congressman from...

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 2,045 people in the township, 1,174 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the township, it borders the following townships:
  • Elk Township
    Elk Township, Vinton County, Ohio
    Elk Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,134 people in the township, 1,246 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    : north
  • Madison Township
    Madison Township, Vinton County, Ohio
    Madison Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 682 people in the township, 307 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    : northeast corner
  • Vinton Township
    Vinton Township, Vinton County, Ohio
    Vinton Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 558 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Madison Township: north...

    : east
  • Milton Township, Jackson County
    Milton Township, Jackson County, Ohio
    Milton Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,119 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

    : south
  • Washington Township, Jackson County
    Washington Township, Jackson County, Ohio
    Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 743 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

    : southwest
  • Richland Township
    Richland Township, Vinton County, Ohio
    Richland Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,667 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Jackson Township: north...

    : northwest


Hamden
Hamden, Ohio
Hamden is a village in Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 871 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hamden is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

, the second-largest village in Vinton County, is located in southwestern Clinton Township.

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.
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