Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana

Clay Township
Township
Location in Hamilton County
Coordinates: 39°57′48″N 86°08′54″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Hamilton
Settled	1802
Township organized	1833
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	50.18 sq mi (130.0 km^2)
• Land	49.09 sq mi (127.1 km^2)
• Water	1.09 sq mi (2.8 km^2)  2.17%
Elevation	843 ft (257 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	99,093
• Density	2,014.1/sq mi (777.6/km^2)
ZIP codes	46032, 46033, 46074, 46077, 46082, 46260, 46280, 46290
Area code(s)	317, 463
GNIS feature ID	0453209

Clay Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 83,293 and it contained 32,375 housing units.^[2] Since the annexation of Home Place, Indiana, Carmel is now completely coterminous with the township.^[3]

History

Clay Township was organized in 1833.^[4]

Micah Newby House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 50.18 square miles (130.0 km²), of which 49.09 square miles (127.1 km²) (or 97.83%) is land and 1.09 square miles (2.8 km²) (or 2.17%) is water.^[2] 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

• Carmel

Adjacent townships

• Washington Township (north)
• Noblesville Township (northeast)
• Delaware Township (east)
• Washington Township, Marion County (south)
• Pike Township, Marion County (southwest)
• Eagle Township, Boone County (west)
• Union Township, Boone County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Calvary, Carmel, Farley, Pleasant Grove, Poplar Ridge, and White Chapel.

Major highways

• Interstate 465
• U.S. Route 31
• U.S. Route 421
• State Road 234
• State Road 431

References

• "Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "Census Bureau profile: Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
2. "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.
3. "Home Place annexation begins today • Current Publishing". March 2018.
4. Haines, John F. (1915). History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Co. p. 153.
5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana