Clay Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Clay Township
—  Township  —
Location of Clay Township in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°27′27″N 86°37′58″W / 40.4575°N 86.63278°W / 40.4575; -86.63278Coordinates: 40°27′27″N 86°37′58″W / 40.4575°N 86.63278°W / 40.4575; -86.63278
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Carroll
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	20.79 sq mi (53.84 km2)
- Land	20.78 sq mi (53.81 km2)
- Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation[1]	692 ft (211 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,079
- Density	51.94/sq mi (20.05/km2)
FIPS code	18-12988[2]
GNIS feature ID	453205

Clay Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,079. Clay Township is part of the Rossville, Indiana school district.

Geography

Clay Township covers an area of 20.79 square miles (53.8 km²); 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (0.05 percent) of this is water. The North Fork and Middle Fork of the Wildcat Creek both pass through Clay Township. The Lancaster Bridge, an historic covered bridge erected in 1872, spans the North Fork of the Wildcat Creek east of Owasco. The North Fork is an official Indiana State Scenic River.

Unincorporated towns

• Owasco
• Pyrmont

Adjacent townships

• Madison Township (north)
• Democrat Township (east)
• Ross Township, Clinton County (south)
• Perry Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
• Washington Township, Tippecanoe County (northwest)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 421

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Beard, Hufford, Hufford and Hughes.

References

• "Clay Township, Carroll County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453205. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana