Clay Township is one of twelve

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

Bartholomew County Bartholomew County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 82,208 at the 2020 census. The county seat is Columbus. The county was determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to be home to the mean center of U.S. populat ...

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,271 and it contained 1,320 housing units.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.96%) is land and (or 0.04%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, the capital city of the U.S. state of Ohio * Columbus, Georgia, a city i ...

(east edge)

Unincorporated towns

* Jewell Village *

Petersville Petersville may refer to: Company * Petersville (company) Places Australia *Petersville, South Australia, a locality in the Yorke Peninsula Council Canada * Petersville Parish, New Brunswick United States * Petersville, Alaska * Petersville, ...

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

Adjacent townships

* Haw Creek Township (northeast) * Clifty Township (east) * Rock Creek Township (southeast) * Columbus Township (west) * Flat Rock Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Sand Hill and Sharon.

Major highways

U.S. Route 31 U.S. Route 31 or U.S. Highway 31 (US 31) is a major north–south U.S. highway connecting southern Alabama to northern Michigan. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with US 90/ US 98 in Spanish Fort, Alabama. I ...

* State Road 9 * State Road 46

Landmarks

* Otter Creek County Golf Course

School districts

* Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 6th congressional district Indiana's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. The district takes in a portion of eastern and central Indiana as of the 2020 census, including Columbus, Indiana, Columbus and Richmond, Indiana, Ric ...

* State House District 57 * State Senate District 41

References

Citations

Sources

United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

United States National Atlas

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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