Clay Township is one of nine
townships
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in
Hamilton County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 83,293 and it contained 32,375 housing units.
Since the annexation of
Home Place, Indiana,
Carmel is now completely coterminous with the township.
History
Clay Township was organized in 1833.
was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1986.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 97.83%) is land and (or 2.17%) is water.
The streams of Almond Ditch, Ams Run, Blue Woods Creek, Boone Creek, Center Creek, Clay Creek, Cool Creek, Elliot Creek, Lily Vestal Drain, Henley Creek, Highway Run, Hot Lick Creek, Kirkendall Creek, Lion Creek, Little Cool Creek, Long Branch, Mitchener Ditch, Spring Mill Run, Well Run, Will Creek, and Witt Creek run through this township.
Cities and towns
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Carmel
Adjacent townships
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Washington Township (north)
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Noblesville Township (northeast)
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Delaware Township (east)
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Washington Township, Marion County (south)
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Pike Township, Marion County (southwest)
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Eagle Township, Boone County (west)
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Union Township, Boone County (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Calvary, Carmel, Farley, Pleasant Grove, Poplar Ridge, and White Chapel.
Major highways
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Interstate 465
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U.S. Route 31
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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 System, United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highwa ...
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State Road 234
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State Road 431
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Hamilton County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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