Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio

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Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio
Township
Gallipolis Locks and Dam
Location of Clay Township in Gallia County
Location of Clay Township in Gallia County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Gallia
Area
 • Total 22.6 sq mi (58.4 km2)
 • Land 22.1 sq mi (57.2 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 581 ft (177 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,877
 • Density 85.0/sq mi (32.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-15462[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086134[1]

Clay Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,877 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

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

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Gallia County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.[dead link]
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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