Clay Township, Hamilton County, Indiana


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.

History

Clay Township was organized in 1833.
Micah Newby House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water. 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

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Calvary, Carmel, Farley, Pleasant Grove, Poplar Ridge, and White Chapel.

Major highways