Clay Township, Miami County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°36′20″N 86°03′02″W / 40.60556°N 86.05056°W / 40.60556; -86.05056Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMiamiOrganized1846Named forHenry ClayGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• 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

(2020)^[2]

• Total889 • Density37/sq mi (14/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 2020 census, its population was 889 (down from 844 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 354 housing units.

History

Clay Township was organized in 1846.^[4] It is named for statesman Henry Clay of Kentucky.^[5]

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.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

Loree at 40°38′44″N 86°03′29″W / 40.645596°N 86.0580467°W / 40.645596; -86.0580467
Wawpecong at 40°34′42″N 86°02′32″W / 40.5783728°N 86.0422123°W / 40.5783728; -86.0422123

Cemeteries

The township contains Climer Cemetery.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 18

School districts

Maconaquah School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 5th congressional district
State House District 32
State Senate District 18

References

"Clay Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
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^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Clay Township, Miami County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ ^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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 278.
^ 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.