Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana

Clay Township
Township

Location in Hamilton County
Coordinates: 39°57′48″N 86°08′54″W / 39.96333°N 86.14833°W / 39.96333; -86.14833Coordinates: 39°57′48″N 86°08′54″W / 39.96333°N 86.14833°W / 39.96333; -86.14833
Country United States
State Indiana
County Hamilton
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 50.18 sq mi (130.0 km2)
 • Land 49.09 sq mi (127.1 km2)
 • Water 1.09 sq mi (2.8 km2)  2.17%
Elevation 843 ft (257 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 83,293
 • Density 1,696.8/sq mi (655.1/km2)
GNIS feature ID 0453209

Clay Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 83,293 and it contained 32,375 housing units.[1]

History

Clay Township was organized in 1833.[2]

Micah Newby House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[3]

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.[1] 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

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

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. ↑ Haines, John F. (1915). History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Co. p. 153.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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