Chester Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,027.
Geography Located in the northwest corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Caesarscreek Township, Greene County - northeast Liberty Township - east Union Township - southeast Adams Township - south Massie Township, Warren County - southwest Wayne Township, Warren County - west Spring Valley Township, Greene County - northwest
Caesar Creek State Park is partially located in Chester Township.
No municipalities are located in Chester Township.
New Burlington is a ghost town contained in the township.
Transportation Major roads are Interstate 71 and State Routes 73 and 380.
Name and history Chester Township was organized in 1810.
It is one of five Chester Townships statewide.
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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
References Clinton County Historical Society. Clinton County, Ohio, 1982. Wilmington, Ohio: The Society, 1982. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. Ohio. Secretary of State. The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.
External links County website