Clay Township is one of nine townships in Spencer County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,862 and it contained 1,216 housing units.[3]
Clay Township | |
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Coordinates: 38°04′25″N 86°57′16″W / 38.07361°N 86.95444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Spencer |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 37.24 sq mi (96.5 km2) |
• Land | 36.39 sq mi (94.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,862 |
• Density | 77/sq mi (30/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-13240[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453219 |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 1,644 | — | |
1900 | 1,353 | −17.7% | |
1910 | 1,282 | −5.2% | |
1920 | 1,164 | −9.2% | |
1930 | 857 | −26.4% | |
1940 | 820 | −4.3% | |
1950 | 767 | −6.5% | |
1960 | 631 | −17.7% | |
1970 | 596 | −5.5% | |
1980 | 996 | 67.1% | |
1990 | 1,467 | 47.3% | |
2000 | 2,494 | 70.0% | |
2010 | 2,801 | 12.3% | |
2020 | 2,862 | 2.2% | |
Source: US Decennial Census[4] |
History
editClay Township was the last township of Spencer County to be organized, because the rolling hills and relatively poor soil attracted fewer settlers than other areas in the vicinity.[5]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.24 square miles (96.5 km2), of which 36.39 square miles (94.2 km2) (or 97.72%) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2) (or 2.28%) is water.[6]
Cities and towns
editUnincorporated towns
editPlaces of interest
editLincoln Boyhood National Memorial lies within the township boundaries.
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
- ^ History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 274.
- ^ "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.
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