Lancaster Covered Bridge · National Register of Historic Places
Clay Township’s story
Clay Township in pictures
The archive holds 2 maps from 1961 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Clay TownshipIN
A town of 1,273. Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
4 bordering townsMap →
Lancaster Covered Bridge · Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,273
2025 Census estimate · +2.1% since 2020
Median home value
$248K
Census ACS
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
41.3
years
Jobs based here
89
A commuter town
Is Clay Township a good place to live?
Clay Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for schools, an A for civic life, and an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Lancaster Covered Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Clay Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Clay Township stand out
Where Clay Township beats most towns.
1 schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| New Hope School C/O John Hess | 1–7 | 16 |
SchoolsA+
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Clay Township5.5
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical IN town3.6
Civic lifeA
54% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Indiana town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
Lancaster Covered BridgeHistoryA−
1 historic place
1 place on the National Register
Listed for their history, architecture or both.
Small town
1,273 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Ross TownshipMadison TownshipDemocrat TownshipPerry TownshipClay Township
How Clay Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Clay Township is from typical.
SchoolsA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.1 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 1.8% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →HealthIndiana University Health Arnett Hospital 7 miles awayCOpen →Jobs & income$71K median household income; 89 jobs based hereCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $248K, 4 years of the Lafayette metro’s $62K median household incomeC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 46% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 1% conserved landCOpen →History1 place on the National RegisterA−Open →Civic life5.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Clay Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clay Township, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet7 providers75% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Clay Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCarroll County Circuit Court ClerkCarroll County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP codes46065, 46923, 46913, 4692046065 61% · 46923 26% · 46913 5% · 46920 4%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Clay Township.
96%of IN districts it outscoresA+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope School C/O John Hess PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 1–7 | Grades 1–7 | 16 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Clay Township than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country
The median commute is under 13 miles. The mean commuting time for Clay Township comes to 19 minutes. The top destinations are Lafayette (30%), Deer Creek Township (8%) and West Lafayette (7%).
0%work in town
| Clay Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 11% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Clay Township0%
Lafayette30%
Deer Creek Township8%
West Lafayette7%
Indianapolis7%
13 mi
median commute distance
89
jobs based in Clay Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Clay Township is less healthy than two in three U.S. towns
The share of adults in Clay Township who have high blood pressure is 39%, near the Indiana town median (39%) and above the median of U.S. towns (35%). Clay Township: 31% of adults feel lonely.
33%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Clay Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 39% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Clay Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.3% |
Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital
7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
The climate in Clay Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 18°, with about 20 inches of snow a winter.
20″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring40–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Fewer adults under 35 in Clay Township than across Indiana
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (23% statewide). Among adults 25 and older, 20% have a four-year degree or more, against 30% across Indiana. 1,273 people lived in Clay Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 2.1% more than in 2020.
41.3median age · IN 38.1
| Clay Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.3 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
Clay TownshipIndianaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
16%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma6%
High school35%
Some college18%
Associate’s20%
Bachelor’s19%
Graduate2%
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 129 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.4 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Clay Township | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.2% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.4% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.4% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 20.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.5% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Moderate risk in Clay Township, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 55% of Clay Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
46risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsC
Protected land: 0.8% of Clay Township
1.1 miles of trail. Clay Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
0.8%conserved
| Clay Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
0.8%
conserved · 111 of 13,226 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 47 attractions →Ross–Ade Stadium and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clay Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium9 mi LandmarkWabash and Erie Canal
10 mi State parkProphetstown State Park24 mi Theme parkIndiana Beach
14 mi MuseumSamara31 mi MuseumGrissom Air MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Prophetstown State Park: Flickr user: Dan https://www.flickr.com/photos/dwmizell/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Samara: Tim Musson, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clay Township
18pages on Clay Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Clay Township
Purdue UniversityUniversity or college · Public · West Lafayette14.4 mi$9,992 in-state tuitionPurdue University GlobalUniversity or college · Public · West Lafayette15 mi$10,101 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Clay Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Clay Township for work
Where Clay Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
89jobs based in Clay Township
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Clay Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Clay Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,218 (down from 1,255 at 2010) and it contained 475 housing units. Clay Township is part of the Rossville, Indiana school district.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 21 sq mi
- Elevation
- 692 ft
Questions about Clay Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Clay Township, IN a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Indiana.
Is Clay Township, IN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.