Adams Township, Clinton County, Ohio
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Adams Township, one of thirteen in Clinton County, Ohio, is located in the northwest part of the county. The smallest in area in the county with 14,200 acres (57 km²), in 2000 the population was 1,901 up from 1,592 in 1990 and 1,350 in 1980. It was named for President John Quincy Adams when it was created by the Clinton County Commissioners in 1849 from parts of Chester, Vernon, and Union Townships.
It is bordered on Washington and Massie Townships in Warren County on the west; by Chester Township on the north; by Union Township on the east, by Washington Township on the southeast; and by Vernon Township on the south.
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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
Major highways include I-71, the 3C Highway, and State Route 380.
References
- Clinton County Historical Society. Clinton County, Ohio, 1982. Wilmington, Ohio: The Society, 1982.
- Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0899332811
- Ohio. Secretary of State. The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.
