Wilson Township is one of the thirteen townships

Civil township

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 of Clinton County

Clinton County, Ohio

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, Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 581 people in the township, up from 523 in 1990.

Geography

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

• Jasper Township, Fayette County
  Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio
  Jasper Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 857 people in the township, 665 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Richland Township
  Richland Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Richland Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,758 people in the township, 978 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township; the population rose from 3,626 in 1990....
  
   - southeast
• 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...
  
   - southwest
• Liberty Township
  Liberty Township, Clinton County, Ohio
  Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,033 people in the township, 775 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, up from 840 in 1990.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Jefferson Township, Greene County
  Jefferson Township, Greene County, Ohio
  Jefferson Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,109 people in the township, 819 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest

The entire township lies in the Virginia Military District

Virginia Military District

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No municipalities are located in Wilson Township.

Name and history

The only Wilson Township statewide, it is named for Amos Wilson, one of the earliest settlers of the county, who arrived in approximately 1796.

The township was erected in 1850 by the Clinton County Commissioners from parts of Union

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...

, Richland

Richland Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Richland Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,758 people in the township, 978 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township; the population rose from 3,626 in 1990....

, and Liberty

Liberty Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Liberty Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,033 people in the township, 775 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, up from 840 in 1990.-Geography:...

townships.

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.