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A town of 2,853.
Clinton Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $206K for a typical one, or 2.8 years of the Mount Vernon area’s $74K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 614th of 987 in Ohio. On civic life, just 100 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. James McFarland House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Clinton Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Clinton Township is from typical.
Its best grade is an A− for history (1 place on the National Register), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its B− comes from the livability subjects above.
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The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 3 maps from 1915 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton 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 Clinton Township.
Clinton Township has added a third more jobs in ten years, but it has little public open land.
Its public schools are run by the Mount Vernon City school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 244 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Clinton Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 35% of Clinton Township adults sleep under 7 hours, where Ohio’s towns sit at 38% and U.S. towns at 36%. 39% of Clinton Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Clinton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Clinton Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Clinton Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 738 in 2013 to 963.
Most working residents leave Clinton Township for work: only 3% work in town. Clinton Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Clinton Township grew to 963 in 2023, 225 more than in 2013.
| Clinton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Clinton Township is 44.9 years. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio.
| Clinton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.9 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 24% | 29% |
44% women, 56% men
About 126 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.2 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Clinton Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.2% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.9% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.7% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,900, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 14 of its 9,371 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Clinton Township itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Clinton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lamb Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Ariel-Foundation Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Clinton Township
About 5 of every 100 Clinton Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Clinton Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,886 people in the township.
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7 towns share a border with Clinton Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | #614 | B− | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Mount Vernon | #272 | A− | B+ | A− | B+ | C+ |
| South Mount Vernon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miller Township | — | — | B | — | B | C |
| Morris Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Liberty Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | C+ |
| Pleasant Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | C+ |
| Monroe Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
Miller Township, Morris Township, Liberty Township, Pleasant Township and Monroe Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clinton Township, Miller Township, Morris Township, Liberty Township, Pleasant Township and Monroe Township report no FBI crime data of their own. South Mount Vernon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clinton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Clinton Township grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #614 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
