Clay Township, Wayne County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°53′29″N 85°02′39″W / 39.89139°N 85.04417°W / 39.89139; -85.04417[1]
(2020)[2]
Clay Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,169 and it contained 445 housing units.[3]
History
Clay Township was organized in 1832.[4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 19.91 square miles (51.6 km2), of which 19.84 square miles (51.4 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.30%) is water.[3] The streams of Our Run and Pale Run pass through this township.
Cities and towns
- Greens Fork
Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Green Township (northeast)
- Center Township (southeast)
- Harrison Township (southwest)
- Jefferson Township (west)
- Perry Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Fairfield and Greens Fork.
Major highways
References
- "Clay Township, Wayne 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 May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Clay Township, Wayne County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 195.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana