Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois

Clay City Township
—  Township  —
Location in Clay County
Clay County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 38°39′35″N 88°19′14″W / 38.65972°N 88.32056°W / 38.65972; -88.32056Coordinates: 38°39′35″N 88°19′14″W / 38.65972°N 88.32056°W / 38.65972; -88.32056
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clay
Established	November 5, 1861
Area
– Total	40.84 sq mi (105.76 km2)
– Land	40.73 sq mi (105.48 km2)
– Water	0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)  0.27%
Elevation	430 ft (131 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,407
– Density	34.5/sq mi (13.3/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	62824
GNIS feature ID	0428816

Clay City Township is one of twelve townships in Clay County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,407^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Clay City Township covers an area of 40.84 square miles (105.8 km²); of this, 0.11 square miles (0.28 km²) or 0.27 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Clay City (vast majority)

Unincorporated towns

• Camp Travis
• Maysville

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Barnes, Clay City and Travis.

Major highways

• US Route 50

Lakes

• Gaskin Lake

School districts

• Clay City Community Unit District 10
• West Richland Community Unit School District 2

Political districts

• Illinois' 19th congressional district
• State House District 108
• State Senate District 54

References

• "Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0428816. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives