Clay Township, Knox County, Ohio

Clay Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,542 people in the township.

Clay Township, Knox County Ohio
Township
Fields on the township's northern edge
Fields on the township's northern edge
Location of Clay Township in Knox County.
Location of Clay Township in Knox County.
Coordinates: 40°16′24″N 82°19′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyKnox
Area
 • Total25.2 sq mi (65.2 km2)
 • Land25.2 sq mi (65.2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,096 ft (334 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,542
 • Density61/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-15504[3]
GNIS feature ID1086394[1]

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Martinsburg is located in western Clay Township, and the unincorporated community of Bladensburg lies on the eastern border with Jackson Township.

Name and history

Clay Township was organized in 1825. It is named for Henry Clay, senator from Kentucky.[4]

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

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,[6] 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
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Clay township, Knox County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. pp. 437.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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