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Clay Township, Owen County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°12′32″N 86°43′48″W / 39.20889°N 86.73000°W / 39.20889; -86.73000Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyOwenGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total36.02 sq mi (93.3 km²) • Land36.02 sq mi (93.3 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

745 ft (227 m)Population

(2020)

• Total2,566 • Density71/sq mi (28/km²)ZIP codes

47404, 47459, 47460

GNIS feature ID453216

Clay Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,566 (down from 2,600 at 2010^[1]) and it contained 1,134 housing units.^[2]

History

Clay Township was named for Kentucky statesman Henry Clay.^[3]

The Ennis Archaeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.02 square miles (93.3 km²), all land.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

Braysville at 39°12′42″N 86°46′28″W / 39.211712°N 86.77445°W / 39.211712; -86.77445
Freeman at 39°11′43″N 86°44′01″W / 39.195323°N 86.733615°W / 39.195323; -86.733615
Whitehall at 39°10′27″N 86°41′04″W / 39.174213°N 86.684447°W / 39.174213; -86.684447

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

Cemeteries

The township contains five cemeteries: Brown, Gross, Hopewell, Livingston, and Moreland.

School districts

Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Political districts

State House District 46
State Senate District 39

References

"Clay Township, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
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^ ^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 7, 2024.
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 774.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.