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Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Clay

GNIS feature ID
  
453761

Local time
  
Friday 6:15 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-61290

Elevation
  
207 m

Population
  
4,063 (2010)

Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana

Weather
  
22°C, Wind S at 35 km/h, 52% Humidity

Area
  
92.59 km² (90.75 km² Land / 184 ha Water)

Posey Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,063 and it contained 1,706 housing units.

Contents

Map of Posey Township, IN, USA

History

Posey Township was organized in 1828. It was named for Territorial Governor Thomas Posey.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.75 square miles (92.6 km2), of which 35.04 square miles (90.8 km2) (or 98.01%) is land and 0.71 square miles (1.8 km2) (or 1.99%) is water.

Cities and towns

  • Brazil (southwest edge)
  • Staunton

    • Unincorporated towns

  • Billtown
  • Billville
  • Cherryvale
  • Cloverland
  • Cottage Hill
  • Purdy Hill
  • Turner
  • Twin Beach

    • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Adjacent townships

  • Dick Johnson Township (north)
  • Brazil Township (northeast)
  • Jackson Township (east)
  • Sugar Ridge Township (southeast)
  • Perry Township (south)
  • Riley Township, Vigo County (southwest)
  • Lost Creek Township, Vigo County (west)
  • Nevins Township, Vigo County (northwest)

    • Major highways

  • Interstate 70
  • U.S. Route 40
  • State Road 42
  • State Road 59
  • State Road 340

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains seven cemeteries: Billtown, Clearview, Cottage Hill, German, Rhule, Summit Lawn and Summit Lawn.

    References

    Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA