Clay Township, Miami County, Indiana
Clay Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 844 and it contained 373 housing units.[2]
Clay Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°36′20″N 86°03′02″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Miami |
Organized | 1846 |
Named for | Henry Clay |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 23.91 sq mi (61.9 km2) |
• Land | 23.89 sq mi (61.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.08% |
Elevation | 817 ft (249 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 844 |
• Density | 35.3/sq mi (13.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 46901, 46911, 46914, 46970 |
GNIS feature ID | 453214 |
History
Clay Township was organized in 1846.[3] It is named for statesman Henry Clay of Kentucky.[4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.91 square miles (61.9 km2), of which 23.89 square miles (61.9 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[2]
Unincorporated towns
Cemeteries
The township contains Climer Cemetery.
Major highways
School districts
- Maconaquah School Corporation
Political districts
- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 32
- State Senate District 18
References
- "Clay Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 278.
- Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 118.
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