Clay Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

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]

## History

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Clay Township was organized in 1845.[3]

## Geography

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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

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* Amo
* Coatesville

### Unincorporated towns

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* Pecksburg
* Reno
* Springtown

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

### Adjacent townships

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

### Cemeteries

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

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 75

### Airports and landing strips

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* Marcidale Airport 8IN9

## Education

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

## References

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* "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

1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Clay Township, Hancock County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved July 20, 2008.
3. ^ Hadley, John Vestal (1914). History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 65.
4. ^ "About". Coatesville-Clay Twp Public Library. Retrieved March 7, 2018.

## External links

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Municipalities and communities of Hendricks County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Danville

Towns|

* Amo
* Avon
* Brownsburg
* Clayton
* Coatesville
* Danville
* Jamestown‡
* Lizton
* North Salem
* Pittsboro
* Plainfield
* Stilesville

Map of Indiana highlighting Hendricks County

Townships|

* Brown
* Center
* Clay
* Eel River
* Franklin
* Guilford
* Liberty
* Lincoln
* Marion
* Middle
* Union
* Washington

CDPs|

* Belleville
* Cartersburg

Other
communities|

* Friendswood
* Gale
* Hadley
* Hazelwood
* Maplewood
* Montclair
* New Winchester
* North Belleville
* Pecksburg
* Raintown
* Reno
* Six Points
* Springtown
* Tilden

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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