Clay Township, Miami County, Indiana

Clay Township
—  Township  —
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°36′20″N 86°03′02″W / 40.60556°N 86.05056°W / 40.60556; -86.05056Coordinates: 40°36′20″N 86°03′02″W / 40.60556°N 86.05056°W / 40.60556; -86.05056
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Miami
Organized	1846
Named for	Henry Clay
Government
– Type	Indiana township
Area
– Total	23.92 sq mi (61.95 km2)
– Land	23.92 sq mi (61.95 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	820 ft (250 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	933
– Density	39/sq mi (15.1/km2)
ZIP codes	46901, 46911, 46914, 46970
GNIS feature ID	0453214

Clay Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 933.^[1]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Clay Township covers an area of 23.92 square miles (62.0 km²).

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, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453214. Retrieved 2009-09-27. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Clay Township