Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana

Clay Township
—  Township  —
Location in Hamilton County
Coordinates: 39°57′48″N 86°08′54″W / 39.96333°N 86.14833°W / 39.96333; -86.14833Coordinates: 39°57′48″N 86°08′54″W / 39.96333°N 86.14833°W / 39.96333; -86.14833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Hamilton
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	50.28 sq mi (130.23 km2)
- Land	50.14 sq mi (129.87 km2)
- Water	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)  0.28%
Elevation	843 ft (257 m)
Population (2010)
- Total	83,293
- Density	1,661.2/sq mi (641.4/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453209

Clay Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 83,293.

Geography

Clay Township covers an area of 50.28 square miles (130.2 km²); of this, 0.14 square miles (0.36 km²) or 0.28 percent is water. The streams of Ams Run, Blue Woods Creek, Center Creek, Clay Creek, Cool Creek, Elliot Creek, Henley Creek, Hiway Run, Hot Lick Creek, Kirkendall Creek, Little Cool Creek, Spring Mill Run, Well Run, Will Creek and Witt Creek run through this township.

Cities and towns

• Carmel

Unincorporated towns

• Bridlebourne
• Chesterton
• College Meadows
• Echo Crest
• Holaday Hills and Dales
• Home Place
• Kings Mill
• Kingsborough
• Newark Village
• North Augusta Addition
• North Ridge Village
• Northern Beach
• Northwood Hills
• Orchard Park
• Prairie View (subdivision)
• Saddle Creek
• Spring Creek (subdivision)
• Windemere
• Woodfield (subdivision)

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

Adjacent townships

• Washington Township (north)
• Noblesville Township (northeast)
• Delaware Township (east)
• Washington Township, Marion County (south)
• Pike Township, Marion County (southwest)
• Eagle Township, Boone County (west)
• Union Township, Boone County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Calvary, Carmel, Farley, Pleasant Grove, Poplar Ridge and White Chapel.

Major highways

• Interstate 465
• U.S. Route 31
• U.S. Route 421
• Indiana State Road 234
• Indiana State Road 431

References

• "Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453209. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana