Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio
Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 38°43′11″N 82°13′7″W / 38.71972°N 82.21861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Gallia |
Area | |
• Total | 22.6 sq mi (58.6 km2) |
• Land | 21.9 sq mi (56.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,870 |
• Density | 85/sq mi (33.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-15462[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086134[1] |
Clay Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,870.[3]
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
- Gallipolis Township - north
- Ohio Township - south
- Guyan Township - southwest corner
- Harrison Township - west
- Green Township - northwest
Mason County, West Virginia, lies across the Ohio River to the east.
It is located downstream of three of the county's five other Ohio River townships.
No municipalities are located in Clay Township.
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. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clay township, Gallia County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.