Lewis Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,373 (down from 1,464 at 2010[3]) and it contained 613 housing units.[4]
Lewis Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Lewis Township in Clay County | |
| Coordinates: 39°13′21″N 87°11′23″W / 39.22250°N 87.18972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clay |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.22 sq mi (114.5 km2) |
| • Land | 44.05 sq mi (114.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 548 ft (167 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,373 |
| • Density | 31/sq mi (12/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-43002[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453548 |
History
editLewis Township was organized in the 1840s. It was named for Lewis Cass.[5]
Elijah Rawley was one of the first settlers in what became Lewis Township, arriving in about 1823, and built a mill on the Eel River near "Old Hill."[6] Thus "Old Hill" or "The Old Hill" is among the oldest settled points on the Eel River.[7] In fact, according to a 1902 article, when the county was organized in 1825, " 'The Old Hill' was the most frequented and noted point within its borders."[8] From 1848 until 1853, a Carrithers Township existed, and the voting place was at Rawley's, at the intersection of current County Roads 525W and 600 South.[9]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 44.22 square miles (114.5 km2), of which 44.05 square miles (114.1 km2) (or 99.62%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km2) (or 0.38%) is water.[3]
Unincorporated towns
edit(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
edit- Perry Township (north)
- Harrison Township (northeast)
- Smith Township, Greene County (southeast)
- Wright Township, Greene County (south)
- Jackson Township, Sullivan County (west)
- Pierson Township, Vigo County (northwest)
Major highways
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References
edit- "Lewis Township, Clay County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "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. pp. 83.
- ^ History of Lewis Township, Clay County, Indiana (1916)
- ^ (21 July 1889). News of the Neighborhood, Daily Wabash Express
- ^ The Clay County Researcher (Spring 1990)
- ^ (10 May 2016). Clay County Through the Years: Carrithers Township, The Brazil Times