Brazil Township, Clay County, Indiana
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Brazil Township is one of eleven townships
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....

 in Clay County, Indiana
Clay County, Indiana
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 26,890. The county seat is Brazil. Clay County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :Clay County was formed in 1825...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 8,516.

Geography

Brazil Township covers an area of 6.53 square miles (16.9 km²); 0.06 square mile (0.1553992866 km²) (0.92 percent) of this is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Donaldsonville
  • Shady Lane
    Shady Lane, Indiana
    Shady Lane is an unincorporated community in Brazil Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area....


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

Adjacent townships

  • Van Buren Township
    Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana
    Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,144.-Geography:Van Buren Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Cities and towns:* Carbon* Harmony* Knightsville...

     (northeast)
  • Jackson Township
    Jackson Township, Clay County, Indiana
    Jackson Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,602.-Geography:Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Asherville* Hoosierville...

     (southeast)
  • Posey Township
    Posey Township, Clay County, Indiana
    Posey Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,984.-Geography:Posey Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Cities and towns:* Brazil * Staunton...

     (southwest)
  • Dick Johnson Township
    Dick Johnson Township, Clay County, Indiana
    Dick Johnson Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,338.-Geography:Dick Johnson Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Bee Ridge* Perth...

     (northwest)

Major highways

  • U.S. Route 40
    U.S. Route 40
    U.S. Route 40 is an east–west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States. It is one of the original 1920s U.S. Highways, and its first termini were San Francisco, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey...

  • Indiana State Road 59
    Indiana State Road 59
    State Road 59 is a north–south road in Central Indiana that covers a distance of about through five counties.-Route description:State Road 59 begins at State Road 58 and heads north towards Sandborn. In Sandborn SR 59 has intersection with State Road 67...

  • Indiana State Road 340
    Indiana State Road 340
    State Road 340 in the U.S. state of Indiana is a minor route in Clay County.-Route description:The road begins at U.S. Route 40 in the small town of Cloverland and travels about east to Brazil where it re-joins US 40. It stays within about of US 40 for its entire length.-Major intersections:...


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