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Clay Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameClay Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineC & OR Railroad Bridge over Tuscarawas River, Gnadenhutten, Ohio.JPG
image_captionColumbus and Ohio River Railroad bridge over Tuscarawas River next to U.S. Route 36 leads into Gnadenhutten, Ohio
image_mapMap of Tuscarawas County Ohio Highlighting Clay Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Clay Township in Tuscarawas County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Tuscarawas
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km263.9
area_land_km262.6
area_water_km21.3
area_total_sq_mi24.7
area_land_sq_mi24.2
area_water_sq_mi0.5
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total1942
population_density_km231.0
population_density_sq_mi80.2
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
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coordinates
blank_nameFIPS code
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Clay Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,942 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • York Township - north
  • Warwick Township - northeast
  • Rush Township - east
  • Perry Township - southeast corner
  • Washington Township - south
  • Salem Township - southwest
  • Jefferson Township - northwest

Part of the village of Gnadenhutten is located in eastern Clay Township.

Clay Township contains the unincorporated locale of Lock Seventeen., named for its location at the seventeenth lock of the Ohio Canal.

Name and history

It is one of nine Clay Townships statewide.

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, 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

References

  1. "Clay township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. {{Cite GNIS. 1082187. Lock Seventeen
  5. Peacefull, Leonard. (1996). "A Geography of Ohio". Kent State University Press.
  6. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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