Clay Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°18′46″N 85°37′09″W / 39.31278°N 85.61917°W / 39.31278; -85.61917CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDecaturGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total50.72 sq mi (131.4 km²) • Land50.65 sq mi (131.2 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

^[1]

830 ft (253 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,284 • Density25/sq mi (9.8/km²)FIPS code18-13042^[2]GNIS feature ID453208

Clay Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,284 (slightly down from 1,287 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 523 housing units.^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,681	—
1900	1,503	−10.6%
1910	1,508	0.3%
1920	1,425	−5.5%
1930	1,395	−2.1%
1940	1,302	−6.7%
1950	1,335	2.5%
1960	1,457	9.1%
1970	1,504	3.2%
1980	1,507	0.2%
1990	1,413	−6.2%
2000	1,266	−10.4%
2010	1,287	1.7%
2020	1,284	−0.2%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

History

Clay Township was organized in 1836.^[6]

Champ's Ford Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 50.72 square miles (131.4 km²), of which 50.65 square miles (131.2 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.12%) is water.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Adams Township (northeast)
Washington Township (east)
Sand Creek Township (southeast)
Jackson Township (south)
Clifty Township, Bartholomew County (southwest)
Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County (west)
Noble Township, Shelby County (northwest)

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains seven cemeteries: Center Grove, Columbia, Mowery, Nauvoo, Patrick, Pumphrey and Swinney.

References

"Clay Township, Decatur 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 January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 95.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.