Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana

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Clay Township
Township
Map highlighting Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.svg
Location in Hamilton County
Coordinates: 39°57′48″N86°08′54″W / 39.96333°N 86.14833°W / 39.96333; -86.14833
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Hamilton
Settled1802
Organized1833
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
50.18 sq mi (130.0 km2)
 • Land49.09 sq mi (127.1 km2)
 • Water1.09 sq mi (2.8 km2)  2.17%
Elevation
843 ft (257 m)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total
99,093
 • Density2,014.1/sq mi (777.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46032, 46033, 46074, 46077, 46082, 46260, 46280, 46290
Area codes 317, 463
GNIS feature ID0453209

Clay Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,093. Since the annexation of Home Place, Indiana, Carmel is now completely coterminous with the township. [2]

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History

Clay Township was organized in 1833. [3]

Micah Newby House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 50.18 square miles (130.0 km2), of which 49.09 square miles (127.1 km2) (or 97.83%) is land and 1.09 square miles (2.8 km2) (or 2.17%) is water. [5] The streams of Almond Ditch, Ams Run, Blue Woods Creek, Boone Creek, Center Creek, Clay Creek, Cool Creek, Elliot Creek, Lily Vestal Drain, Henley Creek, Highway Run, Hot Lick Creek, Kirkendall Creek, Lion Creek, Little Cool Creek, Long Branch, Mitchener Ditch, Spring Mill Run, Well Run, Will Creek, and Witt Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Calvary, Carmel, Farley, Pleasant Grove, Poplar Ridge, and White Chapel.

Major highways

References

  1. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Home Place annexation begins today • Current Publishing". March 2018.
  3. ↑ Haines, John F. (1915). History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Co. p. 153.
  4. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ "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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