Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana
Clay Township | |
|---|---|
Carmel Clay Public Library | |
Location in Hamilton County | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′48″N 86°08′54″W / 39.96333°N 86.14833°W | |
| 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 nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,093. 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 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.
Cities and towns
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
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
- ^ "Who We Are". Hamilton County Trustees Association. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Home Place annexation begins today • Current Publishing". March 2018.
- ^ Haines, John F. (1915). History of Hamilton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries And Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Co. p. 153.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
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