Brazil Township, Clay County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
39°32′08″N 87°07′22″W / 39.53556°N 87.12278°W / 39.53556; -87.12278[1]
(2020)
47834[2]
Brazil Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,604 (up from 8,471 at 2010[4]) and it contained 3,813 housing units.[5]
History
Brazil Township was organized in 1868.[6]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 6.52 square miles (16.9 km2), of which 6.46 square miles (16.7 km2) (or 99.08%) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) (or 0.77%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns
- Brazil (the county seat) (north three-quarters)
Unincorporated towns
- Donaldsonville
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Van Buren Township (northeast)
- Jackson Township (southeast)
- Posey Township (southwest)
- Dick Johnson Township (northwest)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains 4 cemeteries: Old Hill, Stunkard, Otter Creek and Restlawn.
References
- "Brazil 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.
- ^ "Brazil Township IN ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "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. 84.
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