Clay Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

Clay Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of Clay Township in Auglaize County
Coordinates: 40°31′45″N 84°3′6″W / 40.52917°N 84.05167°W / 40.52917; -84.05167Coordinates: 40°31′45″N 84°3′6″W / 40.52917°N 84.05167°W / 40.52917; -84.05167
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]

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 several unincorporated communities are located in the township:

• Geyer, in the southwest
• Saint Johns, along the northern border with Union Township
• Santa Fe, along the southwestern border with Stokes Township, Logan County

Clay Township contains twenty-five square miles.^[4]

Name and history

It is one of nine Clay Townships statewide.^[5]

The township was formed in 1836, while still a part of Allen County.^[6]

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.^[7]

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,^[8] 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.

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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Auglaize County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ Auglaize County, Ohio 2006 Highway Map Auglaize County Engineer's Office, 2006. Accessed 5 July 2007.
5. ^ "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. 
6. ^ Auglaize County, Ohio Atlas and History, Piqua: Magee Brother Publishing, 1917. Accessed 5 July 2007. Page 119.
7. ^ Ohio County Formation Maps. Ohio Genealogical Society. Accessed 5 July 2007. "Year 1888".
8. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website