Clay Township | |
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 Carmel Clay Public Library | |
 Location in Hamilton County | |
| Coordinates:39°57′48″N86°08′54″W / 39.96333°N 86.14833°W /39.96333; -86.14833 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Hamilton |
| Settled | 1802 |
| Organized | 1833 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| • Trustee | Paul Hensel[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.20 sq mi (130.03 km2) |
| • Land | 49.12 sq mi (127.23 km2) |
| • Water | 1.08 sq mi (2.80 km2) |
| Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 99,093 |
| • Density | 2,017.2/sq mi (778.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 46032, 46033, 46074, 46077, 46082, 46260, 46280, 46290 |
| Area codes | 317, 463 |
| FIPS code | 18-13060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453209 |
Clay Township is one of ninetownships inHamilton County,Indiana, United States. As of the2020 census, its population was 99,093. Since the annexation ofHome Place, Indiana,Carmel is now completely coterminous with the township.[3]
Clay Township was organized in 1833.[4]
Micah Newby House was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1986.[5]
According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 50.205 square miles (130.03 km2), of which 49.123 square miles (127.23 km2) is land and 1.082 square miles (2.80 km2) is water.[6] 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.
The township contains six cemeteries: Calvary, Carmel, Farley, Pleasant Grove, Poplar Ridge, and White Chapel.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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