Adams Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,040.
Adams Township, Clinton County, Ohio | |
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 The Eli Harvey House, a historic site in the township | |
 Location of Adams Township in Clinton County | |
| Coordinates: 39°26′23″N 83°55′38″W / 39.43972°N 83.92722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Clinton |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.7 sq mi (56.2 km2) |
| • Land | 21.5 sq mi (55.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 860 ft (262 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,040 |
| • Density | 94/sq mi (36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-00226[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085876[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Chester Township - north
- Union Township - east
- Washington Township - southeast corner
- Vernon Township - south
- Washington Township, Warren County - southwest
- Massie Township, Warren County - west
No municipalities are located in Adams Township, but it does contain the unincorporated communities of Ogden and Sligo.
Name and history
editNamed for President John Quincy Adams,[4] it is one of ten Adams Townships statewide.[5]
It was created by the Clinton County Commissioners in 1849 from parts of Chester, Vernon, and Union townships.
Transportation
editMajor highways include Interstate 71, the 3C Highway (combined U.S. Route 22 and Ohio State Route 3), and State Route 380.
Government
editThe 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,[6] 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Adams township, Clinton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Brown, Albert J. (1915). History of Clinton County, Ohio: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 244.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
Further reading
edit- Clinton County Historical Society. Clinton County, Ohio, 1982. Wilmington, Ohio: The Society, 1982.
- Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0-89933-281-1
- Ohio Secretary of State. The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.