Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio
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| Clay Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Auglaize |
| Area | |
| - Total | 30.4 sq mi (78.6 km²) |
| - Land | 30.3 sq mi (78.6 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 700 |
| - Density | 23.1/sq mi (8.9/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-15448[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085762[1] |
Clay Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 700 people in the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Union Township - north
- Goshen Township - northeast
- Stokes Township, Logan County - east
- Jackson Township, Shelby County - south
- Dinsmore Township, Shelby County - southwest corner
- Pusheta Township - west
- Duchouquet Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Clay Township, although the unincorporated community of Saint Johns lies along the border with Union Township in the far northwest.
Clay Township contains twenty-five square miles.[4]
[edit] Name and history
It is one of nine Clay Townships statewide.
The township was formed in 1836, while still a part of Allen County.[5]
The township was also involved in one of the last county border changes in Ohio. This change occurred in 1888 when part of Stokes Township in Logan County was exchanged to Clay Township for part of Goshen Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.[6]
[edit] 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 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.
[edit] Public services
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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Auglaize County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ Auglaize County, Ohio 2006 Highway Map Auglaize County Engineer's Office, 2006. Accessed 5 July 2007.
- ^ http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH9&CISOPTR=38590&REC=8 Auglaize County, Ohio Atlas and History, Piqua: Magee Brother Publishing, 1917. Accessed 5 July 2007. Page 119.
- ^ http://www.myohiogenealogy.com/oh_maps/oh_cf.htm Ohio County Formation Maps. Ohio Genealogical Society. Accessed 5 July 2007. "Year 1888".
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