Clay Township | |
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Township | |
Location of Clay Township in Decatur County |
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Coordinates: 39°18′46″N 85°37′09″W / 39.31278°N 85.61917°WCoordinates: 39°18′46″N 85°37′09″W / 39.31278°N 85.61917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Decatur |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 50.72 sq mi (131.4 km2) |
• Land | 50.65 sq mi (131.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 830 ft (253 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,287 |
• Density | 25.4/sq mi (9.8/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-13042 |
GNIS feature ID | 453208 |
Clay Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,287 and it contained 535 housing units.
Clay Township was organized in 1836.
Champ's Ford Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
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.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains seven cemeteries: Center Grove, Columbia, Mowery, Nauvoo, Patrick, Pumphrey and Swinney.