Clay Township, Wayne County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°53′29″N 85°02′39″W / 39.89139°N 85.04417°W / 39.89139; -85.04417CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyWayneGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total19.91 sq mi (51.6 km²) • Land19.84 sq mi (51.4 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²) 0.30%Elevation

^[1]

1,020 ft (311 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,121 • Density58.9/sq mi (22.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code765GNIS feature ID453220

Clay Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,169 and it contained 445 housing units.^[3]

History

Clay Township was organized in 1832.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 19.91 square miles (51.6 km²), of which 19.84 square miles (51.4 km²) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.30%) is water.^[3] The streams of Our Run and Pale Run pass through this township.

Cities and towns

Greens Fork

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Green Township (northeast)
Center Township (southeast)
Harrison Township (southwest)
Jefferson Township (west)
Perry Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Fairfield and Greens Fork.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 38

References

"Clay Township, Wayne County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Clay Township, Wayne County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 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.
^ Young, Andrew White (1872). History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time. R. Clarke & Company. pp. 195.