Photo: Mike Sharp - User: (WT-shared) 2old at wts wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Clark Township run?
Clark Township’s town government spent $580,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $137 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Clark Township didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Clark Township is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
East Holmes Local School District
Clark Township’s K–12 school district, shared with Berlin Township, Paint Township, Walnut Creek Township, Salt Creek Township. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,553 per pupil, $8,418 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
Garaway Local School District · $14,132 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $137 per resident a year, or $0.38 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 76%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Clark Township didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Clark Township yet
Every year of Clark Township’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $3,029 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.88% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Clark Township’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Clark Township’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Clark Township →
Who’s in charge in Clark Township
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 2,111 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (4,221).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Clark Township’s votes are counted by county
Ohio reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Clark Township alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Holmes County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.2%10,384 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.0%1,854 votesOthers: 0.8% (97 votes).
Most votes in Holmes County: Donald J Trump
Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
100% of Clark Township lies in Holmes County. Every 2024 race in Holmes County is on the county’s page.
Holmes County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Clark Township.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Ohio HouseState representatives
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Clark Township compares with the towns next door
Clark Township’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 7 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $78 to $860 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Crawford Township | $78 | $2,625 |
| Baltic | $860 | $1,716 |
| Walnut Creek Township | estimate | $2,916 |
| Mechanic Township | estimate | $3,875 |
| Bucks Township | estimate | $2,012 |
| Auburn Township | estimate | $2,587 |
| Sugar Creek Township | estimate | $3,111 |
| Clark Township | estimate | $3,029 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Clark Township’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Clark Township’s government
How much does Clark Township spend per resident?
About $137 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Clark Township didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $580,000.
What is the property tax rate in Clark Township?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,029 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.88% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Clark Township’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Clark Township yet.
How did Clark Township vote in 2024?
Ohio counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Clark Township alone. Holmes County, where 100% of Clark Township lies, voted Trump 84.2%, Harris 15.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Clark Township?
2 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $23,467 (about $281,604 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Clark Township in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Andrew Brenner) and State House District 98 (Mark Hiner). The House district also covers 66 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Clark Township’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Clark Township, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →