Clay Township, Carroll County, Indiana

Clay Township
Clay Township
Township
	Location of Clay Township in Carroll County
	Coordinates: 40°27′27″N 86°37′58″W / 40.45750°N 86.63278°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Carroll
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	20.77 sq mi (53.8 km2)
• Land	20.76 sq mi (53.8 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	692 ft (211 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,218
• Density	59/sq mi (23/km2)
FIPS code	18-12988
GNIS feature ID	453205

Clay Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,218 (down from 1,255 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 475 housing units. Clay Township is part of the Rossville, Indiana school district.

History

Clay Township was organized in 1831.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 20.77 square miles (53.8 km²), of which 20.76 square miles (53.8 km²) (or 99.95%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.05%) is water.^[4] The North Fork and Middle Fork of the Wildcat Creek both pass through Clay Township. The Lancaster Bridge, an historic covered bridge erected in 1872, spans the North Fork of the Wildcat Creek east of Owasco. The North Fork is an official Indiana State Scenic River.^{[citation needed]}