- Clay Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
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Clay Township, Ohio — Township — Coordinates: 39°51′51″N 84°24′59″W / 39.86417°N 84.41639°WCoordinates: 39°51′51″N 84°24′59″W / 39.86417°N 84.41639°W Country United States State Ohio County Montgomery Area – Total 37.8 sq mi (98.0 km2) – Land 37.8 sq mi (98.0 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[1] 1,050 ft (320 m) Population (2000) – Total 8,566 – Density 226.5/sq mi (87.5/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-15518[2] GNIS feature ID 1086665[1] 
Location within Montgomery County, Ohio
Despite being located near Dayton, Clay Township is rural enough that it has many farms.Clay Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,566 people in the township, 3,790 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
- Union Township, Miami County - northeast
- Clayton - east
- Trotwood - southeast corner
- Perry Township - south
- Twin Township, Preble County - southwest corner
- Harrison Township, Preble County - west
- Monroe Township, Darke County - northwest
It is the only township in the county with a border on Darke County.
Three municipalities are located in Clay Township:
- Part of the city of Brookville, in the south
- The village of Phillipsburg, in the northeast
- Part of the village of Verona, in the northwest
Name and history
It is one of nine Clay Townships statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Montgomery County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Ohio Cities Brookville | Centerville‡ | Clayton | Dayton | Englewood | Germantown | Huber Heights‡ | Kettering‡ | Miamisburg | Moraine | Oakwood | Riverside | Springboro‡ | Trotwood | Union‡ | Vandalia | West Carrollton
Villages Carlisle‡ | Farmersville | New Lebanon | Phillipsburg | Verona‡
Townships CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesGhost town Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Montgomery County, Ohio
- Greater Dayton
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