Clay Township is one of fourteen
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Carroll County, Indiana
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 20,155. The county seat is Delphi.
Carroll County is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Histor ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,255 and it contained 463 housing units.
Clay Township is part of the
Rossville, Indiana
Rossville is a town in Ross Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,653 at the 2010 census.
History
In 1832, Thomas Ewing, with his wife and infant child, settled on of land north of what is now Main Street in Ro ...
school district.
History
Clay Township was organized in 1831.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.95%) is land and (or 0.05%) is water.
The North Fork and Middle Fork of the
Wildcat Creek both pass through Clay Township. The Lancaster Bridge, an historic
covered bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
erected in 1872, spans the North Fork of the Wildcat Creek east of
Owasco. The North Fork is an official Indiana State Scenic River.
Unincorporated towns
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Owasco
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Pyrmont
Adjacent townships
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Madison Township (north)
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Democrat Township (east)
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Ross Township, Clinton County (south)
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Perry Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
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Washington Township, Tippecanoe County (northwest)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421 (also U.S. Highway 421, US 421) is a diagonal northwest–southeast United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highway runs for from Fort Fisher, North Caro ...
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Beard, Hufford, Hufford, Hughes and St. John's.
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Carroll County, Indiana
Lafayette metropolitan area, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
1831 establishments in Indiana