Clay Township, Spencer County, Indiana

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Clay Township
Township
Map highlighting Clay Township, Spencer County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 38°04′25″N86°57′16″W / 38.07361°N 86.95444°W / 38.07361; -86.95444
Country United States
State Indiana
County Spencer
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total37.24 sq mi (96.5 km2)
 • Land36.39 sq mi (94.2 km2)
 • Water0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
449 ft (137 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,862
 • Density77/sq mi (30/km2)
FIPS code 18-13240 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453219

Clay Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,862 and it contained 1,216 housing units. [3]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,644—
1900 1,353−17.7%
1910 1,282−5.2%
1920 1,164−9.2%
1930 857−26.4%
1940 820−4.3%
1950 767−6.5%
1960 631−17.7%
1970 596−5.5%
1980 99667.1%
1990 1,46747.3%
2000 2,49470.0%
2010 2,80112.3%
2020 2,8622.2%
Source: US Decennial Census [4]

History

Clay Township was the last township of Spencer County to be organized, because the rolling hills and relatively poor soil attracted fewer settlers than other areas in the vicinity. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.24 square miles (96.5 km2), of which 36.39 square miles (94.2 km2) (or 97.72%) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2) (or 2.28%) is water. [6]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Places of interest

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial lies within the township boundaries.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ↑ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p.  274.
  6. ↑ "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.


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