Clay Township, Montgomery County, Ohio

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Clay Township, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°51′51″N 84°24′59″W / 39.86417, -84.41639
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
Location within Montgomery County, Ohio
Despite being located near Dayton, Clay Township is rural enough that it has many farms.
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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[edit] Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:

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

[edit] Name and history

It is one of nine Clay Townships 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.

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