Vernon Township is one of the thirteen townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Clinton County

Clinton County, Ohio

Clinton County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,040. The 2008 Census Population Estimate places the figure at 43,200. It is named for former U.S. Vice-President George Clinton...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 2,685 people in the township, 2,188 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, up from 2,015 in 1990.

Geography

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

• Adams Township
  Adams Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Adams Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,901 people in the township, up from 1,592 in 1990 and 1,350 in 1980.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Union Township
  Union Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,929 people in the township, up from 13,379 in 1990; of this total, 3,008 lived in unincorporated portions of the township, up from 2,260 in 1990...
  
   - northeast corner
• Washington Township
  Washington Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,895 people in the township, up from 1,475 in 1990.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Marion Township
  Marion Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Marion Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,489 people in the township, 1,269 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, up from 5,186 in 1990.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Harlan Township, Warren County
  Harlan Township, Warren County, Ohio
  Harlan Township, one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States, and the last to be formed in that county, is located in the southeast corner of the county...
  
   - southwest
• Washington Township, Warren County
  Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the eleven townships of Warren County, Ohio, United States. Located in the east central part of the county, it is the only one of the eleven that does not contain a municipality...
  
   - west

The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District

Virginia Military District

The Virginia Military District was an approximately 4.2 million acre area of land in what is now the state of Ohio that was reserved by Virginia to use as payment for veterans of the American Revolutionary War....

.

Cowan Lake State Park

Cowan Lake State Park

Cowan Lake State Park is a Ohio state park in Clinton County, Ohio, in the United States. It is operated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources...

 is located partially in Vernon Township.

The village of Clarksville

Clarksville, Ohio

Clarksville is a village in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 497 at the 2000 census. It is served by the Clinton Massie branch of the Wilmington Public Library of Clinton County.-Geography:...

 is located in western Vernon Township.

Transportation

Major highways include State Routes 132

Ohio State Route 132

State Route 132 is a north–south state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at its interchange with U.S. Route 52 in New Richmond and its northern terminus is at its interchange with State Route 350 in Clarksville....

, 133

Ohio State Route 133

State Route 133 is a north–south state highway in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its southern terminus is at its interchange with U.S. Route 52 near Felicity and its northern terminus is at its interchange with State Route 350 in Clarksville....

, 350

Ohio State Route 350

State Route 350 is a east–west state highway in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The highway has its western terminus at SR 123 approximately southeast of Lebanon, and just southeast of the interchange Interstate 71 has with SR 123 at its Exit 32...

, and 730

Ohio State Route 730

State Route 730 is a long north–south state highway in the southwestern quadrant of the U.S. state of Ohio. The highway travels from its southern terminus at a T-intersection with SR 133 about northeast of Blanchester to its northern terminus at a signalized intersection with...

, and the 3C Highway.

Name and history

Statewide, other Vernon Townships are located in Crawford

Vernon Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Vernon Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 817 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Auburn Township - north...

 and Trumbull

Vernon Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Vernon Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,765 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

Counties.

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.