Clay Township, Carroll County, Indiana


Clay Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,255 and it contained 463 housing units. Clay Township is part of the Rossville, Indiana school district.

History

Clay Township was organized in 1831.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water. The North Fork and Middle Fork of the Wildcat Creek both pass through Clay Township. The Lancaster Bridge, an historic covered bridge erected in 1872, spans the North Fork of the Wildcat Creek east of Owasco. The North Fork is an official Indiana State Scenic River.

Unincorporated towns

The township contains four cemeteries: Beard, Hufford, Hufford, Hughes and St. John's.