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Clinton Township, Fulton County, Ohio
Clinton Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 9,630 people in the township.

Geography

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

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

Rural scenery on County Road 16

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 services

Public Schools

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

Mail

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

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:

  • 419-330
  • 419-335
  • 419-337
  • 419-388
  • 419-404
  • 419-583
  • 419-590

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:

  • 419-220
  • 419-403
  • 419-445
  • 419-446
  • 419-572
  • 567-444

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:

  • 419-431
  • 419-598
  • 567-340

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

  • 419-267
  • 419-374

Electric

Toledo Edison serves the township with electricity.

Highways

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

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Clinton township, Fulton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  6. ^ School District Boundary Maps GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 29 March 2016
  7. ^ Zip Map: Fulton County ZipMap.net
  8. ^ PUCO: Ohio Telephone Exchange Areas Archived 2016-04-07 at the Wayback Machine puco.gov
  9. ^ Ridgeville Telephone Company
  10. ^ PUCO: Electric Service Areas of Ohio Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine puco.gov
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