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; -86.05056![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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46901, 46911, 46914, 46970
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
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
- IndianaMap
- ^ "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.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Clay Township
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Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Peru
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communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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