Clark county is located in west central Ohio west-southwest of Columbus and calls Springfield its county seat. The county population on July 1, 1999, was 144,962, a decrease of 2,576 over the 1990 census.
Famous personalities from Clark county include Lillian Gish, the legendary film actress; Simon Kenton, frontiersman/scout of the late 1700s/early 1800s and Tecumseh, the famous Shawnee Chief.
Post-secondary education can be found at Wittenberg University and Clark State Community College, both in Sprinfield.