Clay Township, Hendricks County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°41′49″N 86°37′03″W / 39.69694°N 86.61750°W / 39.69694; -86.61750 (2020)[1]
Clay Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,256.[2]
History
Clay Township was organized in 1845.[3]
Geography
Clay Township covers an area of 26.51 square miles (68.7 km2); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) or 0.01 percent is water.
Cities and towns
- Amo
- Coatesville
Unincorporated towns
- Pecksburg
- Reno
- Springtown
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Marion Township (north)
- Center Township (northeast)
- Liberty Township (east)
- Franklin Township (south)
- Floyd Township, Putnam County (west)
- Marion Township, Putnam County (west)
Cemeteries
The township contains eight cemeteries: Amo, Bethel Lutheran, Coatesville, Hadley Friends, Moravian, Old Spring, Springtown Methodist and West Branch Friends.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Marcidale Airport 8IN9
Education
Clay Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Coatesville-Clay Township Public Library in Coatesville.[4]
References
- "Clay Township, Hendricks 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
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Clay Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 20, 2008.
- ^ Hadley, John Vestal (1914). History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 65.
- ^ "About". Coatesville-Clay Twp Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
