| Shady Lane | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Shady Lane Location in Clay County | |
| Coordinates: 39°32′44″N87°08′01″W / 39.54556°N 87.13361°W Coordinates: 39°32′44″N87°08′01″W / 39.54556°N 87.13361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clay |
| Township | Brazil |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 443250 [1] |
Shady Lane is an unincorporated community in Brazil Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Brazil Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,471 and it contained 3,806 housing units.
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 26,890. The county seat is Brazil.
Shady Lane was named from its tree-lined streets. [2]
