Brazil Township, Clay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°32′08″N 87°07′22″W / 39.53556°N 87.12278°W / 39.53556; -87.12278CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyClayGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total6.52 sq mi (16.9 km²) • Land6.46 sq mi (16.7 km²) • Water0.05 sq mi (0.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

686 ft (209 m)Population

(2020)

• Total8,604 • Density1,300/sq mi (510/km²)ZIP code

47834^[2]

Area code(s)812 and 930FIPS code18-07192^[3]GNIS feature ID453135

Brazil Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,604 (up from 8,471 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 3,813 housing units.^[5]

History

Brazil Township was organized in 1868.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 6.52 square miles (16.9 km²), of which 6.46 square miles (16.7 km²) (or 99.08%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.77%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

Brazil (the county seat) (north three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

Donaldsonville

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Van Buren Township (northeast)
Jackson Township (southeast)
Posey Township (southwest)
Dick Johnson Township (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains 4 cemeteries: Old Hill, Stunkard, Otter Creek and Restlawn.

References

"Brazil Township, Clay County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Brazil Township IN ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 84.