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]
Geographyedit
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]
^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.
clay, township, spencer, county, indiana, clay, township, nine, townships, spencer, county, indiana, 2020, census, population, contained, housing, units, clay, townshiptownshipcoordinates, 07361, 95444, 07361, 95444countryunited, statesstateindianacountyspence. 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 Clay TownshipTownshipCoordinates 38 04 25 N 86 57 16 W 38 07361 N 86 95444 W 38 07361 86 95444CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountySpencerGovernment TypeIndiana townshipArea Total37 24 sq mi 96 5 km2 Land36 39 sq mi 94 2 km2 Water0 85 sq mi 2 2 km2 Elevation 1 449 ft 137 m Population 2020 Total2 862 Density77 sq mi 30 km2 FIPS code18 13240 2 GNIS feature ID453219 Historical population CensusPop Note 18901 644 19001 353 17 7 19101 282 5 2 19201 164 9 2 1930857 26 4 1940820 4 3 1950767 6 5 1960631 17 7 1970596 5 5 198099667 1 19901 46747 3 20002 49470 0 20102 80112 3 20202 8622 2 Source US Decennial Census 4 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Cities and towns 2 2 Unincorporated towns 3 Places of interest 4 References 5 External linksHistory editClay 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 editAccording 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 edit Santa Claus Unincorporated towns edit Buffaloville Clay City Kennedy Kercheval Lamar LiberalPlaces of interest editLincoln Boyhood National Memorial lies within the township boundaries References edit 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 editIndiana Township Association United Township Association of Indiana nbsp This Spencer County Indiana location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clay Township Spencer County Indiana amp oldid 1218479404, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
