Clay Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Clay Township
Township
Location in Hendricks County
Coordinates: 39°41′49″N 86°37′03″W / 39.69694°N 86.61750°W / 39.69694; -86.61750
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Hendricks
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	26.51 sq mi (68.66 km2)
• Land	26.51 sq mi (68.65 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.01%
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	2,341
• Density	85.1/sq mi (32.9/km2)
GNIS feature ID	0453210

Clay Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,256.^[2]

Clay Township was organized in 1845.^[3]

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.

• Amo
• Coatesville

• Pecksburg
• Reno
• Springtown

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

• Marion Township (north)
• Center Township (northeast)
• Liberty Township (east)
• Franklin Township (south)
• Floyd Township, Putnam County (west)
• Marion Township, Putnam County (west)

The township contains eight cemeteries: Amo, Bethel Lutheran, Coatesville, Hadley Friends, Moravian, Old Spring, Springtown Methodist and West Branch Friends.

• Indiana State Road 75

• Marcidale Airport 8IN9

Clay Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Coatesville-Clay Township Public Library in Coatesville.^[4]

• "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