Bethel Church of Christ, near Hamden, 2016
Clinton Township’s story
Clinton Township in pictures
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Clinton TownshipOH
A town of 1,804.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,804
2025 Census estimate · −2.1% since 2020
Median home value
$94K
Census ACS
Household income
$47K
median
Median age
43.1
years
Jobs based here
353
A commuter town
Is Clinton Township a good place to live?
The best of Clinton Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Clinton Township, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 27 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns score lower on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. 23% of the land in Clinton Township is conserved, against 3.7% in Ohio’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Wellston Reservoir State Wildlife Park, at 1,221 acres. Clinton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A shrinking town
Clinton Township has shrunk 12% since 2010
2,052 counted in 2010 and 1,847 in 2020; an estimated 1,804 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Clinton Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Clinton Township is from typical.
Jobs & income$47K median household incomeD−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.4 of 20; 10.8% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $94K, 1.7 years of the county’s $55K median household incomeAOpen →HealthHolzer Medical Center Jackson 13.4 miles awayDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 39% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →SchoolsB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors4 miles of trailsB+Open →HistoryC+Open →Civic life3.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Clinton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHamden Village PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers82% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Clinton Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Vinton County Board of ElectionsVinton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code4563445634 99%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Clinton Township.
HealthD
Residents of Clinton Township are less healthy than 89% of U.S. towns
Clinton Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 21% of adults smoke cigarettes in Clinton Township.
11%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Clinton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Clinton Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.7% | 15.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.5% | 15.4% |
Holzer Medical Center Jackson
13.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB−
Clinton Township’s public schools trail 54% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Vinton County Local school district. Its one school is below.
46%of OH districts it outscoresB−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 221 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Clinton Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Clinton Township for work: only 5% work in town. Clinton Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Clinton Township grew to 353 in 2023, 86 more than in 2013.
5%work in town
| Clinton Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Clinton Township5%
McArthur9%
Elk Township9%
Wellston5%
Chillicothe5%
26 mi
median commute distance
353
jobs based in Clinton Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
23%conserved
23%
conserved · 4,640 of 20,130 acres
4.4 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Alma State Park | 2.6 mi | 202 |
| 2. Wellston Reservoir State Wildlife Park | — | 1,221 |
| 3. Hamden Ball Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
In Clinton Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Clinton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 23° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
23″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–42°
Spring41–64°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–66°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Clinton Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clinton Township
18pages on Clinton Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Clinton Township; the nearest are
University of Rio GrandeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rio Grande21.7 mi$20,560 tuitionHocking CollegeCommunity college · Public · Nelsonville22.8 mi$5,540 in-state tuitionOhio UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Athens22.9 mi$14,158 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Clinton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Clinton Township for work
Where Clinton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
353jobs based in Clinton Township
5%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Clinton Township
Township in Ohio, US
Clinton Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,847 people in the township, 727 of whom lived in the village of Hamden.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 774 ft
Clinton Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Clinton Township.
Vinton TownshipElk TownshipMilton TownshipRichland TownshipWashington TownshipClinton Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Township | — | — | A | — | B− | D |
| Vinton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elk Township | #860 | C− | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Milton Township | — | — | D | — | C+ | D− |
| Richland Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | D |
| Washington Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Clinton Township, Milton Township and Richland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clinton Township, Elk Township, Milton Township and Richland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Vinton Township and Washington Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clinton Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Clinton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clinton Township, OH expensive?
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 A.