Clay Township is one of the nine townships

Civil township

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 of Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Ohio

Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 535,153 in the 2010 Census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. As of the 2010 census the population was 8,847.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:

• Union Township, Miami County
  Union Township, Miami County, Ohio
  Union Township is one of the twelve townships of Miami County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,222 people in the township, 4,673 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Clayton
  Clayton, Ohio
  Clayton is a city in Montgomery and Miami Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,209 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   - east
• Trotwood
  Trotwood, Ohio
  Trotwood is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 27,431 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is served by the Trotwood-Madison City School District...
  
   - southeast corner
• Perry Township
  Perry Township, Montgomery County, Ohio
  Perry Township is one of the nine townships of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 5,999.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Clay Township - north...
  
   - south
• Twin Township, Preble County
  Twin Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Twin Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,831 people in the township, 2,315 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Harrison Township, Preble County
  Harrison Township, Preble County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the twelve townships of Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,601 people in the township, 2,428 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Monroe Township, Darke County
  Monroe Township, Darke County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the twenty townships of Darke County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,674 people in the township, 1,282 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest

It is the only township in the county with a border on Darke County

Darke County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 53,309 people, 20,419 households, and 14,905 families residing in the county. The population density was 89 people per square mile . There were 21,583 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile...

.

Three municipalities are located in Clay Township:

• Part of the city of Brookville
  Brookville, Ohio
  Brookville is a small city in northwestern Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,884 at the 2010 census, an increase from 5,289 in 2000. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
  
  , in the south
• The village of Phillipsburg
  Phillipsburg, Ohio
  Phillipsburg is a village in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 557 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Phillipsburg is located at ....
  
  , in the northeast
• Part of the village of Verona
  Verona, Ohio
  Verona is a village in Montgomery and Preble counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 494 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Verona is located at ....
  
  , in the northwest

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.

External links

• Montgomery County website