Clay Center, OH

Clay Center is a village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 262 residents. Clay Center derives its name from originally being the center of a larger Clay Township. When Ottawa County was founded in 1840, Allen Township did not exist, but was the northern half of a larger Clay Township. The through line in Clay Center is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Clay Center makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today.