Clay Township
—  Township  —
Location in St. Joseph County
Coordinates: 41°43′45″N 86°13′20″W / 41.72917°N 86.22222°W / 41.72917; -86.22222
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	St. Joseph
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	19.84 sq mi (51.38 km2)
- Land	19.7 sq mi (51.01 km2)
- Water	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)  0.72%
Elevation	761 ft (232 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	39,145
- Density	1,987.1/sq mi (767.4/km2)
ZIP codes	46530, 46545, 46556, 46617, 46635, 46637
GNIS feature ID	0453218[1]

Clay Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 39,145^[2].

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities, towns, villages 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Adjacent townships 1.4 Cemeteries 1.5 Major highways 1.6 Lakes 1.7 Landmarks 2 School districts 3 Political districts 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Clay Township covers an area of 19.84 square miles (51.38 square kilometers); of this, 19.7 square miles (51.01 square kilometers, 99.28 percent) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.37 square kilometers, 0.72 percent) is water.

[edit] Cities, towns, villages

• Georgetown
• Granger (west quarter)
• Indian Village
• Mishawaka (partial)
• Roseland
• South Bend (partial)

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Dreamwold Heights at 41°45′10″N 86°15′15″W / 41.7528258°N 86.2541739°W / 41.7528258; -86.2541739
• Maple Lane at 41°42′00″N 86°13′01″W / 41.7000481°N 86.2169504°W / 41.7000481; -86.2169504
• State Line at 41°45′30″N 86°15′15″W / 41.7583812°N 86.2541741°W / 41.7583812; -86.2541741

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Milton Township, Cass County, Michigan (northeast)
• Harris Township (east)
• Penn Township (southeast)
• Portage Township (southwest)
• Bertrand Township, Berrien County, Michigan (west)
• German Township (west)
• Niles Township, Berrien County, Michigan (northwest)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains Stuckey Cemetery.

[edit] Major highways

• Interstate 90
• U.S. Route 33
• Indiana State Road 23

[edit] Lakes

• Juday Lake
• Tawny Lake

[edit] Landmarks

• Saint Mary's College (north quarter)
• University of Notre Dame (partial)

[edit] School districts

• South Bend Community School Corporation

[edit] Political districts

• Indiana's 2nd congressional district
• State House District 5
• State House District 6
• State House District 8
• State Senate District 10
• State Senate District 11

[edit] References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

1. ^ "Clay Township". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453218. Retrieved 2009-07-07. 
2. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for St. Joseph County

	Niles Township, Berrien County, Michigan		Milton Township, Cass County, Michigan
	Bertrand Township, Berrien County, Michigan German Township		Harris Township
		Clay Township
	Portage Township		Penn Township

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