Clay Township, Carroll County, Indiana

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Clay Township
Township
Map highlighting Clay Township, Carroll County, Indiana.svg
Location of Clay Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°27′27″N86°37′58″W / 40.45750°N 86.63278°W / 40.45750; -86.63278
Country United States
State Indiana
County Carroll
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
20.77 sq mi (53.8 km2)
 • Land20.76 sq mi (53.8 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
[1]
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
1,218
 • Density59/sq mi (23/km2)
FIPS code 18-12988 [3]
GNIS feature ID453205

Clay Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,218 (down from 1,255 at 2010 [4] ) and it contained 475 housing units. Clay Township is part of the Rossville, Indiana school district.

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History

Clay Township was organized in 1831. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 20.77 square miles (53.8 km2), of which 20.76 square miles (53.8 km2) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.05%) is water. [4] The North Fork and Middle Fork of the Wildcat Creek both pass through Clay Township. The Lancaster Bridge, an historic covered bridge erected in 1872, spans the North Fork of the Wildcat Creek east of Owasco. The North Fork is an official Indiana State Scenic River.[ citation needed ]

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Beard, Hufford, Hufford, Hughes and St. John's.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Clay Township, Carroll County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. ↑ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 81.
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