Clay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
| Clay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
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Broad fields typical of Clay Township | |
 Location of Clay Township in Ottawa County | |
| Coordinates: 41°31′32″N 83°21′20″W / 41.52556°N 83.35556°WCoordinates: 41°31′32″N 83°21′20″W / 41.52556°N 83.35556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ottawa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.0 sq mi (67.4 km2) |
| • Land | 26.0 sq mi (67.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 633 ft (193 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 5,118 |
| • Density | 197.0/sq mi (76.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-15546[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086759[1] |
Clay Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,118 people in the township, 2,888 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Allen Township - north
- Benton Township - northeast
- Harris Township - southeast
- Woodville Township, Sandusky County - south
- Lake Township, Wood County - southwest
- Troy Township, Wood County - west
The village of Genoa is located in the center of the township, and the unincorporated communities of Forest Park and Martin lie in the township's northwest and northeast respectively.
Name and history
It is one of nine Clay Townships statewide.[4]
The current staff of the township really only work from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM. If anyone wants to conduct any business with the maintenance department, you must be able to meet them between these times. The head of maintenance, Terry Mitchell, is not very bright and it takes a lot of effort to conduct any type of intelligent exchange with him. Most residents attribute this lack of intelligence as the reason why he is not very helpful when trying to conduct business with citizens. Talking slowly with one or two syllable seems to work best when trying to have a conversation with Mr. Mitchell.
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
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Ottawa County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ "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.
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