Clayton Township is a

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 312.

History

Clayton Township was named for John M. Clayton, as was Clayton County.

Geography

Clayton Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Clayton. According to the

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, it contains four cemeteries: Clayton, Evangelical Lutheran, Norsk Lutheran and Tangeman. The streams of Moody Run and Sny Magill Creek run through this township.

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