Clay Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,499.
Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio | |
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 The Hirons-Brown House, a historic site in the township | |
 Location of Clay Township in Highland County | |
| Coordinates: 39°4′25″N 83°50′28″W / 39.07361°N 83.84111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Highland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.11 sq mi (72.81 km2) |
| • Land | 28.10 sq mi (72.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 948 ft (289 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,499 |
| • Density | 53/sq mi (21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-15476[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086300[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Salem Township - north
- Hamer Township - northeast
- Whiteoak Township - east
- Washington Township, Brown County - south
- Pike Township, Brown County - southwest corner
- Green Township, Brown County - west
No municipalities are located in Clay Township, although the unincorporated community of Buford lies in the center of the township.
Name and history
editIt is one of nine Clay Townships statewide.[4]
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Clay township, Highland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.