Pierce Township, Clermont County, Ohio

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Pierce Township, Clermont County, Ohio
Township
Gaskins-Malany House
Location of Pierce Township in Clermont County
Location of Pierce Township in Clermont County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Clermont
Area
 • Total 23.1 sq mi (59.8 km2)
 • Land 22.9 sq mi (59.2 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation[1] 899 ft (274 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 14,349
 • Density 628/sq mi (242.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-62540[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085869[1]
Website piercetownship.org

Pierce Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 14,349 people living in the township,[3] 10,968 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

Campbell County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the southwest.

Part of the village of Amelia is located in eastern Pierce Township, and part of the census-designated place of Withamsville is located in the township's north.

Name and history

It is the only Pierce Township statewide.[4]

Pierce Township was established in 1853.[5]

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,[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

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  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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