Clay Township, Cass County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°48′04″N 86°18′02″W / 40.80111°N 86.30056°W / 40.80111; -86.30056CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCassGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total20.11 sq mi (52.1 km²) • Land19.93 sq mi (51.6 km²) • Water0.18 sq mi (0.5 km²)Elevation

^[1]

728 ft (222 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total2,842 • Density141.4/sq mi (54.6/km²)FIPS code18-13006^[3]GNIS feature ID453206

Clay Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana, United States, and one of the seventeen townships sharing the name in the state. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,842 (up from 2,817 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 1,177 housing units.

History

Clay Township was organized in 1832.^[5] It was named for Henry Clay, three-term Speaker of the House of Representatives and Secretary of State.^[6]

Thompson Barnett House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[7]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 20.11 square miles (52.1 km²), of which 19.93 square miles (51.6 km²) (or 99.10%) is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km²) (or 0.90%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

Logansport (northeast edge)

Unincorporated towns

Adamsboro

Adjacent townships

Bethlehem (north)
Adams (northeast)
Miami (east)
Eel (southwest)
Noble (west)
Harrison (northwest)

Major highways

Indiana State Road 25

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Bethel and Wilson.

References

"Clay Township, Cass 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, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clay township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 520.
^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 37.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.