Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

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Clay Township is one of fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio. It is in the southeastern part of the county and includes the hamlet of Geyer as well as part of the hamlets of Saint Johns and Santa Fe. Clay Township contains twenty-five square miles. It had a population of 700 in 2000, down from 923 in 1990.

Clay Township is bordered on the north by Union Township; on the west by Pusheta Township; on the south by Jackson Township in Shelby County; and on the east by Goshen Township and Stokes Township in Logan County.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

The Wapakoneta City School District encompasses a large part of the township, with small portions in the southeast served by the Jackson Center Local School District and the Indian Lake Local School District. The extreme northeastern section of the township is served by the Waynesfield-Goshen Local School District.

Most of the township is served by the Wapakoneta (45895) post office, except for a small section in the south served by the Jackson Center (45334) post office.