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Claibourne Township, Union County, Ohio
Township
State Route 37 north of Richwood
State Route 37 north of Richwood
Location of Claibourne Township in Union County
Location of Claibourne Township in Union County
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyUnion
Area
 • Total34.7 sq mi (89.9 km2)
 • Land34.7 sq mi (89.9 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
942 ft (287 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total3,421
 • Density98.6/sq mi (38.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-15112[2]
GNIS feature ID1087074[1]

Claibourne Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,421 people in the township, 1,265 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

The village of Richwood is located in central Claibourne Township.

Name and history

It is the only Claibourne Township statewide, and is named after the Buller Claibourne survey.[4] The township was organized in 1834.[5] As of 1854, the township was also known as 'Clairbourn', and the population was 919.[6]

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,[7] 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

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Union County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ^ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 561.
  5. ^ A.S. Mowry, C.E., Atlas of Union County, Ohio, Harris, Sutton & Hare, Philadelphia, 1877, Pg. 19.
  6. ^ Thomas Baldwin & J. Thomas, A new and complete gazetteer of the United States, Lippincott, Grambo & Co, 1854, Pg. 241
  7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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