ABOUT CLINTON TOWNSHIP

According to Webster's Dictionary a Township is defined as;

"In surveys of public land of the United States, a division of territory
six miles square, containing 36 sections".

The State of Ohio has 88 counties. Franklin County is the 25th county and has 17 townships of which Clinton Township is located in north central Franklin County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2000 report, Clinton Township's
population was 4294. Of Franklin County's 17 township's, Clinton Township
is the 14th largest by population

Settled in 1800, Clinton Township began it's history in Ohio mainly as
farmland. What is now the Univeristy View area on the Township's west
side was home to the Sells Brother's Circus. And on the Township's
east side, what is presently known as Cleveland Avenue was called
Harbor Street. From the 1950's through the early 1970's annexation played
a major part in the downsizing of several townships, including Clinton,
Nevertheless Clinton Township is still home to many residents and
businesses, too such as Mr. Meatball Italian Foods, Vance's Shooter's Supply, Kroger's, Schottenstein's Department Store, Target, AMC Theatre, Sears Outlet Store, and many other popular names!