Clay Township, Scioto County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Clay Township, Scioto County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Scioto
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:57.3
Area Land Km2:56.1
Area Water Km2:1.3
Area Total Sq Mi:22.1
Area Land Sq Mi:21.6
Area Water Sq Mi:0.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3516
Population Density Km2:62.7
Population Density Sq Mi:162.8
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:298
Elevation Ft:978
Coordinates:38.7922°N -82.9683°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-15560[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086924

Clay Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 3,516 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Clay Township, although the city of Portsmouth (the county seat of Scioto County) has incorporated much of the southern part of the township. The census-designated place of Rosemount lies in the center of the township, along with the unincorporated communities of Eden Park, Rubyville, and Twin Valley.

Name and history

Clay Township was organized on June 7, 1826.[4] The township was named after Henry Clay, the Kentucky statesman.[5] It is one of nine Clay Townships statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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.

Public services

Residents are served by the Clay Local School District, The district has a newly constructed building which contains grades PK-12. The district is bordered by State Route 139 on the east and by U.S. Route 23 and the Scioto River on the west. Volunteer fire departments are operated in the communities of Rosemount and Rubyville.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clay township, Scioto County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 18 August 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. News: Portsmouth Area Resource Guide, 2007-2008. The Community Common. 6. 2007-07-29.
  5. Book: Bannon, Henry Towne. Stories Old and Often Told, Being Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio. 1927. Waverly Press. Baltimore. 273.
  6. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24