Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_name1 = Indiana
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Clay
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| area_total_sq_mi = 35.75
| area_land_sq_mi = 35.04
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.71
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_total = 4016
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| elevation_m = 207
| elevation_ft = 679
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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{{cite web
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|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
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}}) and it contained 1,682 housing units.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Posey_township,_Clay_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1802161290 |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=data.census.gov}}
History
Posey Township was organized in 1828. It was named for Territorial Governor Thomas Posey.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1VLWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA83 | title=Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical | publisher=F.A. Battey & Company | author=Blanchard, Charles | year=1884 | pages=83}}
Geography
=Cities and towns=
=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=
=Cemeteries=
The township contains seven cemeteries: Billtown, Clearview, Cottage Hill, German, Rhule, Summit Lawn and Summit Lawn.
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130513095013/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
- [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]
External links
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- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
{{Clay County, Indiana}}
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Category:Townships in Clay County, Indiana
Category:Terre Haute metropolitan area