Clay Township, Miami County, Indiana

Clay Township
Township

Former Shell station in Wawpecong

Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°36′20″N 86°03′02″W / 40.60556°N 86.05056°W / 40.60556; -86.05056Coordinates: 40°36′20″N 86°03′02″W / 40.60556°N 86.05056°W / 40.60556; -86.05056
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Miami
Organized 1846
Named for Henry Clay
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 23.91 sq mi (61.9 km2)
 • Land 23.89 sq mi (61.9 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.08%
Elevation 820 ft (250 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 844
 • Density 35.3/sq mi (13.6/km2)
ZIP codes 46901, 46911, 46914, 46970
GNIS feature ID 0453214

Clay Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 844 and it contained 373 housing units.[1]

History

Clay Township was organized in 1846.[2] It is named for statesman Henry Clay of Kentucky.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.91 square miles (61.9 km2), of which 23.89 square miles (61.9 km2) (or 99.92%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.08%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains Climer Cemetery.

Major highways

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 278.
  3. ↑ Bodurtha , Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 118.

External links

 Pipe Creek Township Washington Township Butler Township
Deer Creek Township Harrison Township
   Clay Township  
Howard Township, Howard County Liberty Township, Howard County
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