Clay Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Clay Township
—  Township  —
Location of Clay Township in Decatur County
Coordinates: 39°18′46″N 85°37′09″W / 39.31278°N 85.61917°W / 39.31278; -85.61917Coordinates: 39°18′46″N 85°37′09″W / 39.31278°N 85.61917°W / 39.31278; -85.61917
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	50.78 sq mi (131.52 km2)
- Land	50.71 sq mi (131.33 km2)
- Water	0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation[1]	830 ft (253 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,266
- Density	24.97/sq mi (9.64/km2)
FIPS code	18-13042[2]
GNIS feature ID	453208

Clay Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,266.

Geography

Clay Township covers an area of 50.78 square miles (131.5 km²); 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (0.14 percent) of this is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Burney
• Ewington
• Horace
• Milford

(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

• Indiana State Road 3
• Indiana State Road 46

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, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453208. 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