Clayton Township, Perry County, Ohio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Clayton Township, Ohio | |
 |
|
| Coordinates: | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Perry |
| Area | |
| - Total | 31.6 sq mi (81.9 km²) |
| - Land | 31.3 sq mi (81.0 km²) |
| - Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 981 ft (299 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,432 |
| - Density | 45.8/sq mi (17.7/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-15658[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086779[1] |
Clayton Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,432 people in the township.[3]
Contents |
[edit] Geography
Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Madison Township - north
- Newton Township, Muskingum County - northeast
- Harrison Township - east
- Pike Township - south
- Jackson Township - southwest corner
- Reading Township - west
- Hopewell Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Clayton Township, although the unincorporated community of Rehoboth lies in the township's south.
[edit] Name and history
It is the only Clayton Township statewide.
[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] 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.
- ^ Perry County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
[edit] External links
|
||||||||||||||||||||
