Clay Township, Spencer County, Indiana

Clay Township
Clay Township
Township
	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
GNIS feature ID	453219

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]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
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

Clay 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

According 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

Santa Claus

Unincorporated towns

Places of interest

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial lies within the township boundaries.

References

^ "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.

External links

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[3] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[4] "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".

[5] History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 274.

[census-6] "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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