Clay Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
Clay Township | |
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![]() Location of Clay Township in Dearborn County | |
Coordinates: 39°00′44″N 85°03′35″W / 39.01222°N 85.05972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Dearborn |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 25.3 sq mi (66 km2) |
• Land | 25.25 sq mi (65.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,844 |
• Density | 117.5/sq mi (45.4/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-13024[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453207 |
Clay Township is one of fourteen townships in Dearborn County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,966 and it contained 1,271 housing units.[4]
History
[edit]Clay Township was organized in 1835.[5][6]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.3 square miles (66 km2), of which 25.25 square miles (65.4 km2) (or 99.80%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.20%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns
[edit]Major highways
[edit]Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains four cemeteries: Conaway, Oakdale, Spangler and Windsor.
Education
[edit]Clay Township residents may obtain a library card at the Aurora Public Library in Aurora.[7]
References
[edit]- "Clay Township, Dearborn County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Clay Township, Dearborn County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Shaw, Archibald (1915). History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. Unigraphic. pp. 159.
- ^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp. 495.
- ^ "FAQ". Aurora Public Library District. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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