Official Name: | Clay Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Morgan |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.66 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 29.99 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.67 |
Area Water Percent: | 2.19 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 4243 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 143.1 |
Elevation M: | 206 |
Elevation Ft: | 676 |
Coordinates: | 39.5289°N -86.4033°W |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 46111, 46151, 46158 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453215 |
Clay Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,292 and it contained 1,707 housing units.[2]
The township contains the incorporated towns of Brooklyn and Bethany, and the unincorporated town of Centerton. The entire township lies within the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville, with elementary schools at both Brooklyn and Centerton.
Clay Township is also home to the Goethe Link Observatory and Bradford Woods, both affiliated to Indiana University.
Fire protection is provided to the township by the Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department, which operates stations in Brooklyn and on Robb Hill Road.
The Franklin Landers-Black and Adams Farm and Bradford Estate are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 97.81%) is land and (or 2.19%) is water.[2]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these two cemeteries: Brooklyn and Butterfield.