Country United States County Clermont FIPS code 39-57960 Elevation 192 m Local time Thursday 2:36 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085868 Population 5,192 (2010) | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind NE at 10 km/h, 60% Humidity Area 35.74 km² (34.71 km² Land / 78 ha Water) | ||
Ohio Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 5,192 people living in the township, 2,610 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Ohio Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
The village of New Richmond is located in southwestern Ohio Township, along the Ohio River.
Name and history
Statewide, other Ohio Townships are located in Gallia and Monroe 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.