Moorefield Township is one of the ten 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 Clark County

Clark County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 144,742 people, 56,648 households, and 39,370 families residing in the county. The population density was 362 people per square mile . There were 61,056 housing units at an average density of 153 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, 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 11,402 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Urbana Township, Champaign County
  Urbana Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Urbana Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,968 people in the township, 3,366 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Union Township, Champaign County
  Union Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,920 people in the township, 1,788 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Pleasant Township
  Pleasant Township, Clark County, Ohio
  Pleasant Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,134 people in the township, 2,822 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Harmony Township
  Harmony Township, Clark County, Ohio
  Harmony Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,548 people in the township, 3,079 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast
• Springfield Township
  Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio
  Springfield Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,424 people in the township.-Geography:Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Moorefield Township - north...
  
   - south
• German Township
  German Township, Clark County, Ohio
  German Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,336 people in the township, 7,012 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Mad River Township, Champaign County
  Mad River Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Mad River Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,650 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

Part of the city of Springfield

Springfield, Ohio

Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Clark County, is located in southwestern Moorefield Township, and the census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 of Northridge

Northridge, Clark County, Ohio

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 is located in the township's west.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Moorefield Township is located in Harrison County

Moorefield Township, Harrison County, Ohio

Moorefield Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 420 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

.

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.

Schools

Moorefield Township is home to Kenton Ridge High School

Kenton Ridge High School (Springfield, Ohio)

Kenton Ridge High School is a public high school near Springfield, Ohio, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Northeastern Local School District, the other school being Northeastern High School.-State championships:...

,http://www.northeastern.k12.oh.us/KR/ Northeastern High School

Northeastern High School (Springfield, Ohio)

Northeastern High School is a public high school near Springfield, Ohio, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Northeastern Local School District, the other school being Kenton Ridge High School.-State championships:...

,http://www.northeastern.k12.oh.us/NE Northridge Middle School,http://www.northeastern.k12.oh.us/nrms/ South Vienna Middle School,http://www.northeastern.k12.oh.us/svms/ Rolling Hills Elementary School,http://www.northeastern.k12.oh.us/rh/ Northridge Elementary School,http://www.northeastern.k12.oh.us/nres/ and South Vienna Middle School.http://www.northeastern.k12.oh.us/sves/ All of these are part of the Northeastern Local School District.http://www.northeastern.k12.oh.us/