Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Clay Township
—  Township  —
Location in St. Joseph County
Coordinates: 41°43′45″N 86°13′20″W / 41.72917°N 86.22222°W / 41.72917; -86.22222Coordinates: 41°43′45″N 86°13′20″W / 41.72917°N 86.22222°W / 41.72917; -86.22222
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	St. Joseph
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	19.84 sq mi (51.38 km2)
- Land	19.7 sq mi (51.01 km2)
- Water	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)  0.72%
Elevation	761 ft (232 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	39,145
- Density	1,987.1/sq mi (767.4/km2)
ZIP codes	46530, 46545, 46556, 46617, 46635, 46637
GNIS feature ID	0453218[1]

Clay Township is one of 13 townships in St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 39,145.^[2]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Clay Township covers an area of 19.84 square miles (51.4 km²); of this, 19.7 square miles (51 km²) (99.28 percent) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km²) (0.72 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Georgetown
• Granger (west quarter)
• Indian Village
• Mishawaka (partial)
• Roseland
• South Bend (partial)

Unincorporated towns

• Dreamwold Heights at 41°45′10″N 86°15′15″W / 41.7528258°N 86.2541739°W / 41.7528258; -86.2541739
• Maple Lane at 41°42′00″N 86°13′01″W / 41.7000481°N 86.2169504°W / 41.7000481; -86.2169504
• State Line at 41°45′30″N 86°15′15″W / 41.7583812°N 86.2541741°W / 41.7583812; -86.2541741

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

Adjacent townships

• Milton Township, Cass County, Michigan (northeast)
• Harris Township (east)
• Penn Township (southeast)
• Portage Township (southwest)
• Bertrand Township, Berrien County, Michigan (west)
• German Township (west)
• Niles Township, Berrien County, Michigan (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Stuckey Cemetery.

Major highways

• Ind. Toll Rd.
• I-80
• I-90
• SR 23
• SR 933

Lakes

• Juday Lake
• Tawny Lake

Landmarks

• Saint Mary's College (north quarter)
• University of Notre Dame (partial)

School districts

• South Bend Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 2nd congressional district
• State House District 5
• State House District 6
• State House District 8
• State Senate District 10
• State Senate District 11

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

1. ^ "Clay Township". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453218. Retrieved 2009-07-07. 
2. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana