Brazil Township is one of eleven
townships
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in
Clay County, Indiana
Clay County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 26,466. The county seat is Brazil, Indiana, Brazil. Clay County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Terre Haute metropolit ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,604 (up from 8,471 at 2010
) and it contained 3,813 housing units.
History
Brazil Township was organized in 1868.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.08%) is land and (or 0.77%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Brazil
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(the county seat) (north three-quarters)
Unincorporated towns
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Donaldsonville
Donaldsonville (historically ) is a city in, and the parish seat of Ascension Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located along the River Road of the west bank of the Mississippi River, it is a part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistic ...
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Van Buren Township (northeast)
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Jackson Township (southeast)
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Posey Township (southwest)
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Dick Johnson Township (northwest)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America (a nickname shared with U.S. Route 66), is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid- ...
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State Road 59
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State Road 340
Cemeteries
The township contains 4 cemeteries: Old Hill, Stunkard, Otter Creek and Restlawn.
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
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Townships in Clay County, Indiana
Terre Haute metropolitan area
Townships in Indiana
1868 establishments in Indiana
Populated places established in 1868