Clay Township, Owen County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°12′32″N 86°43′48″W / 39.20889°N 86.73000°W / 39.20889; -86.73000![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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(2020)
47404, 47459, 47460
Clay Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,566 (down from 2,600 at 2010[1]) and it contained 1,134 housing units.[2]
History
Clay Township was named for Kentucky statesman Henry Clay.[3]
The Ennis Archaeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[4]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.02 square miles (93.3 km2), all land.[1]
Unincorporated towns
- Braysville at 39°12′42″N 86°46′28″W / 39.211712°N 86.77445°W / 39.211712; -86.77445
- Freeman at 39°11′43″N 86°44′01″W / 39.195323°N 86.733615°W / 39.195323; -86.733615
- Whitehall at 39°10′27″N 86°41′04″W / 39.174213°N 86.684447°W / 39.174213; -86.684447
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains five cemeteries: Brown, Gross, Hopewell, Livingston, and Moreland.
School districts
- Spencer-Owen Community Schools
Political districts
- State House District 46
- State Senate District 39
References
- "Clay Township, Owen County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 774.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Clay Township
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Municipalities and communities of Owen County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Spencer
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communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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