Claibourne Township, Union County, Ohio
Township
State Route 37 north of Richwood
Location of Claibourne Township in Union County
Coordinates: 40°25′26″N 83°18′19″W / 40.42389°N 83.30528°W / 40.42389; -83.30528
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Union
Area
• Total	34.7 sq mi (89.9 km2)
• Land	34.7 sq mi (89.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	942 ft (287 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	3,481
• Density	100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-15112[3]
GNIS feature ID	1087074[1]

Claibourne Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,481 people in the township, 2,222 of whom lived in the village of Richwood.

Geography

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

• Jackson Township - north
• Prospect Township, Marion County - northeast
• Thompson Township, Delaware County - southeast
• Leesburg Township - south
• Taylor Township - southwest
• York Township - west

The village of Richwood is located in central Claibourne Township.

Name and history

It is the only Claibourne Township statewide, and is named after the Buller Claibourne survey.^[4] The township was organized in 1834.^[5] As of 1854, the township was also known as 'Clairbourn', and the population was 919.^[6]

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,^[7] 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.