Official Name: | Brazil Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clay |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.52 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.46 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 8604 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 209 |
Elevation Ft: | 686 |
Coordinates: | 39.5356°N -87.1228°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47834[2] |
Area Code: | 812 and 930 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-07192[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453135 |
Brazil Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,604 (up from 8,471 at 2010[4]) and it contained 3,813 housing units.[5]
Brazil Township was organized in 1868.[6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.08%) is land and (or 0.77%) is water.[4]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains 4 cemeteries: Old Hill, Stunkard, Otter Creek and Restlawn.