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Clay Township, Howard County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Howard

Elevation
  
250 m

Local time
  
Monday 4:51 PM

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453211

Area
  
74.44 km²

Population
  
3,885 (2010)

Clay Township, Howard County, Indiana

Weather
  
13°C, Wind S at 31 km/h, 96% Humidity

Clay Township is one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,885 and it contained 1,565 housing units. This township also contains a small portion of Kokomo. The population of the Kokomo portion, however, is zero.

Contents

Map of Clay Township, IN, USA

History

Clay Township was named for Henry Clay, a politician and statesman from Kentucky.

The Henry W. Smith House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.74 square miles (74.4 km2), of which 28.7 square miles (74 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.14%) is water. The stream of Villa Run runs through this township.

Former Settlements

  • Jewell Station

    • Adjacent townships

  • Jackson Township, Cass County (north)
  • Deer Creek Township, Miami County (northeast)
  • Howard Township (east)
  • Center Township (southeast)
  • Harrison Township (south)
  • Monroe Township (southwest)
  • Ervin Township (west)

    • Major highways

  • US 31
  • US 35
  • SR 22

    • Airports and landing strips

  • Hartman Farms Field

    • References

    Clay Township, Howard County, Indiana Wikipedia
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