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词条 Clay Township, Knox County, Ohio
释义

  1. Geography

  2. Name and history

  3. Government

  4. References

  5. External links

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|subdivision_name2 = Knox
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|population_total = 1604
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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}}Clay Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Knox County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,604 people in the township, 1,367 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

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

  • Harrison Township - north
  • Butler Township - northeast corner
  • Jackson Township - east
  • Fallsbury Township, Licking County - southeast corner
  • Eden Township, Licking County - south
  • Washington Township, Licking County - southwest
  • Morgan Township - west
  • Pleasant Township - northwest corner

The village of Martinsburg is located in western Clay Township, and the unincorporated community of Bladensburg lies on the eastern border with Jackson Township.

Name and history

Clay Township was organized in 1825. It is named for Henry Clay, senator from Kentucky.[4]

It is one of nine Clay Townships statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web | url=https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml | title=American FactFinder | publisher=United States Census Bureau | accessdate=26 July 2018}}
4. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DBAtAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA437#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio | publisher=A. A. Graham & Company | author=Graham, Albert Adams | year=1881 | pages=437}}
5. ^{{Cite web| title = Detailed map of Ohio| work = | publisher = United States Census Bureau| year = 2000| url = http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf| format = PDF| accessdate =2007-02-16}}
6. ^§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

  • County website
{{Knox County, Ohio}}

2 : Townships in Knox County, Ohio|Townships in Ohio

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