Clayton Township is one of the fourteen townships

Civil township

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 of Perry County

Perry County, Ohio

Perry County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. Founded on March 1, 1818, it was the 55th county to be formed in Ohio. Portions of Fairfield, Washington and Muskingum Counties were taken to create Perry County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,058. Its county seat...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,432 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Madison Township
  Madison Township, Perry County, Ohio
  Madison Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,229 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Newton Township, Muskingum County
  Newton Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
  Newton Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,402 people in the township, 5,186 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast
• Harrison Township
  Harrison Township, Perry County, Ohio
  Harrison Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,399 people in the township, 1,745 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Pike Township
  Pike Township, Perry County, Ohio
  Pike Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,595 people in the township, 1,906 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Perry County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,791 people in the township, 1,973 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Reading Township
  Reading Township, Perry County, Ohio
  Reading Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,956 people in the township, 2,407 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Hopewell Township
  Hopewell Township, Perry County, Ohio
  Hopewell Township is one of the fourteen townships of Perry County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,163 people in the township, 1,965 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Clayton Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Rehoboth

Rehoboth, Ohio

Rehoboth is an unincorporated community in southern Clayton Township, Perry County, Ohio, United States. Rehoboth is located along State Route 345 a short distance north of the county seat of New Lexington, and its ZIP code of 43764 is New Lexington's ZIP code.-External links:*...

lies in the township's south.

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

• County website
• Township Profile