Lewis Township | |
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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 |
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 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]
According 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]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)