Green Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Green Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 2,468 people living in the township.

Geography

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

[Richland Township, Clinton County, Ohio|Clinton County, Ohio|Richland Township] - north corner
Wayne Township - northeast
Fairfield Township, Highland County - southeast, north of Penn Township
Penn Township, Highland County - southeast, south of Fairfield Township
Union Township, Highland County - south
Clark Township - southwest
Washington Township - west
Union Township - northwest

The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District.
The village of New Vienna is located in the southeastern part of Green Township, along the Highland County line.
Green Township contains the unincorporated community of New Antioch.

Name and history

It is one of sixteen Green Townships statewide.
Formerly part of Highland County, the land was transferred by the Ohio General Assembly so that Clinton County would have the constitutionally mandated of territory. The township was created by the Clinton County Commissioners on August 21, 1813.

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. The trustees and clerk are chosen in non-partisan elections. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.