Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana

Clay Township
—  Township  —
Location in Morgan County
Coordinates: 39°31′44″N 86°24′12″W / 39.52889°N 86.40333°W / 39.52889; -86.40333Coordinates: 39°31′44″N 86°24′12″W / 39.52889°N 86.40333°W / 39.52889; -86.40333
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Morgan
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	30.67 sq mi (79.43 km2)
- Land	30.18 sq mi (78.16 km2)
- Water	0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)  1.6%
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,178
- Density	138.4/sq mi (53.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	46111, 46151, 46158
GNIS feature ID	0453215

Clay Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,178.^[1]

The township contains the incorporated towns of Brooklyn and Bethany, and the unincorporated town of Centerton. The entire township lies within the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville, with elementary schools at both Brooklyn and Centerton.

Clay Township is also home to the Goethe Link Observatory and Bradford Woods, both affiliated to Indiana University.

Fire protection is provided to the township by the Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department, which operates stations in Brooklyn and on Robb Hill Road.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Clay Township covers an area of 30.67 square miles (79.4 km²); of this, 30.18 square miles (78.2 km²) (98.4 percent) is land and 0.49 square miles (1.3 km²) (1.6 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Bethany
• Brooklyn

Unincorporated towns

• Beech Grove at 39°31′02″N 86°26′47″W / 39.5172696°N 86.4463842°W / 39.5172696; -86.4463842
• Center Valley at 39°30′49″N 86°24′32″W / 39.5136586°N 86.4088831°W / 39.5136586; -86.4088831
• Centerton at 39°30′54″N 86°23′42″W / 39.5150476°N 86.3949938°W / 39.5150476; -86.3949938

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Brooklyn and Butterfield.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 67

Airports and landing strips

• Hilhon Airport

Lakes

• Jewel Lake
• Old Swimmin Hole Lake

School districts

• Metropolitan School District of Martinsville Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 47
• State Senate District 37

References

• "Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453215. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
• 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