Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,998.
The best of Clark Township’s subject grades is a B+ for history; the weakest is a C for health. Clark Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 156 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Martinsville Road Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Clark Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Clark Township beats most towns.
Where Clark Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Clark Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1871.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Clark Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Clark Township.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.6% of Clark Township working residents work locally, against 6.9% in Ohio’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Clark Township’s median household income is $98,000. The top destinations are Wilmington (20%), Liberty Township (5%) and Columbus (4%).
| Clark Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Clark Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 40% of Clark Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Clark Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Clark Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.2% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Clark Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ruth Cramton Memorial Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Clark Township
About 1 of every 100 Clark Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Clark Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 2,014 people living in the township.
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5 towns share a border with Clark Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Township | — | — | B | — | B− | C |
| Dodson Township | #460 | B | A− | — | A− | C− |
| Washington Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Lynchburg | — | — | A− | — | A− | C |
| Green Township | #597 | B− | A | — | C+ | C+ |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | A | — | B | C− |
Clark Township, Washington Township, Lynchburg and Jefferson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clark Township, Dodson Township, Washington Township, Lynchburg, Green Township and Jefferson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Clark Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
