Pierce Township, Clermont County, Ohio

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.

Pierce Township, Clermont County, Ohio
Township
Location of Pierce Township in Clermont County
Coordinates: 39°1′23″N 84°15′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyClermont
Area
 • Total23.1 sq mi (59.8 km2)
 • Land22.9 sq mi (59.2 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation899 ft (274 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total14,349
 • Density628/sq mi (242.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-62540[2]
GNIS feature ID1085869[1]
Websitepiercetownship.org

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.

Parts of the former village of Amelia (dissolved in 2019) are 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
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pierce township, Clermont County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. "Welcome to Pierce Township!". Pierce Township, Clermont County, Ohio. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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