Clay Township, Miami County, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°36′20″N 86°03′02″W / 40.60556°N 86.05056°W / 40.60556; -86.05056
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Clay Township
Township
Former Shell station in Wawpecong
Former Shell station in Wawpecong
Location in Miami County
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°36′20″N 86°03′02″W / 40.60556°N 86.05056°W / 40.60556; -86.05056
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMiami
Organized1846
Named forHenry Clay
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total23.91 sq mi (61.9 km2)
 • Land23.89 sq mi (61.9 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.08%
Elevation
[1]
817 ft (249 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total844
 • Density35.3/sq mi (13.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46901, 46911, 46914, 46970
GNIS feature ID453214

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.[2]

History

Clay Township was organized in 1846.[3] It is named for statesman Henry Clay of Kentucky.[4]

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.[2]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains Climer Cemetery.

Major highways

School districts

  • Maconaquah School Corporation

Political districts

References

  • "Clay Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ^ a b "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 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 278.
  4. ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 118.

External links

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