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Clinton Township, Fulton County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Fulton

FIPS code
  
39-16126

Elevation
  
235 m

Population
  
9,554 (2010)

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086122

Local time
  
Tuesday 4:15 AM

Clinton Township, Fulton County, Ohio

Weather
  
14°C, Wind S at 32 km/h, 73% Humidity

Area
  
107.7 km² (107.5 km² Land / 26 ha Water)

Clinton Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 9,554 people in the township, 2,222 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Clinton Township, OH 43567, USA

Geography

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

  • Dover Township - north
  • Pike Township - northeast corner
  • York Township - east
  • Liberty Township, Henry County - southeast corner
  • Freedom Township, Henry County - south
  • Ridgeville Township, Henry County - southwest corner
  • German Township - west
  • Franklin Township - northwest corner
  • The city of Wauseon, the county seat of Fulton County, is located in eastern Clinton Township, and the unincorporated community of Pettisville lies in the township's west.

    Name and history

    It is one of seven Clinton Townships statewide.

    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.

    Attractions

    A 2-mile paved section of the Wabash Cannonball Trail is in the city of Wauseon.

    Public Schools

    Students from the township are served by the following public local school districts:

  • Pettisville Local School District
  • Wauseon Exempted Village School District
  • Mail

    Mail is delivered in the township by the following U.S. Post Office locations:

  • Napoleon, Ohio 43545
  • Pettisville, Ohio 43553
  • Wauseon, Ohio 43567
  • Telephone

    Most of the township is within the Wauseon telephone exchange, which is served by UTO (United Telephone Company of Ohio,) doing business as CenturyLink, with telephone numbers using the following Numbering Plan Codes:

    Pettisville and an area south of that are served by the Archbold telephone exchange, which is delivered by UTO (United Telephone Company of Ohio,) doing business as CenturyLink, with telephone numbers using the following Numbering Plan Codes:

    A small section of the area where County Road AC and County Road 16 intersect is in the Gerald telephone exchange, delivered by UTO (United Telephone Company of Ohio,) doing business as CenturyLink, with the following codes:

    A short section of County Road AC is served by the Ridgeville Corners telephone exchange:

    Electric

    Toledo Edison serves the township with electricity.

    Highways

  • US 20A
  • SR 2
  • SR 108
  • Fire and Emergency Medical

    Dover Township contracts with the Wauseon Fire Department and Fulton County's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department located in Wauseon, Ohio.

    References

    Clinton Township, Fulton County, Ohio Wikipedia


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