Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°28′27″N 87°11′02″W / 39.47417°N 87.18389°W / 39.47417; -87.18389[1]
(2020)
Posey Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,016 (down from 4,063 at 2010[3]) and it contained 1,682 housing units.[4]
History
Posey Township was organized in 1828. It was named for Territorial Governor Thomas Posey.[5]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.75 square miles (92.6 km2), of which 35.04 square miles (90.8 km2) (or 98.01%) is land and 0.71 square miles (1.8 km2) (or 1.99%) is water.[3]
Cities and towns
- Brazil (southwest edge)
- Staunton
Unincorporated towns
- Billtown
- Billville
- Cherryvale
- Cloverland
- Cottage Hill
- Purdy Hill
- Turner
- Twin Beach
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Dick Johnson Township (north)
- Brazil Township (northeast)
- Jackson Township (east)
- Sugar Ridge Township (southeast)
- Perry Township (south)
- Riley Township, Vigo County (southwest)
- Lost Creek Township, Vigo County (west)
- Nevins Township, Vigo County (northwest)
Major highways
- Interstate 70
- U.S. Route 40
- State Road 42
- State Road 59
- State Road 340
Cemeteries
The township contains seven cemeteries: Billtown, Clearview, Cottage Hill, German, Rhule, Summit Lawn and Summit Lawn.
References
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- U.S. Board on Geographic Names
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 83.
External links
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County seat: Brazil
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