Lewis Township, Clay County, Indiana

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Lewis Township
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Location of Lewis Township in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°13′21″N87°11′23″W / 39.22250°N 87.18972°W / 39.22250; -87.18972
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clay
Government
  Type Indiana township
Area
  Total44.22 sq mi (114.5 km2)
  Land44.05 sq mi (114.1 km2)
  Water0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
548 ft (167 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total1,373
  Density31/sq mi (12/km2)
FIPS code 18-43002 [2]
GNIS feature ID453548

Lewis Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,373 (down from 1,464 at 2010 [3] ) and it contained 613 housing units. [4]

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History

Lewis Township was organized in the 1840s. It was named for Lewis Cass. [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 44.22 square miles (114.5 km2), of which 44.05 square miles (114.1 km2) (or 99.62%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) (or 0.38%) is water. [3]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

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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. 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.
  4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  5. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  83.