Brazil Township | |
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![]() Location of Brazil Township in Clay County | |
Coordinates: 39°32′08″N 87°07′22″W / 39.53556°N 87.12278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clay |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 6.52 sq mi (16.9 km2) |
• Land | 6.46 sq mi (16.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,604 |
• Density | 1,300/sq mi (510/km2) |
ZIP code | 47834[2] |
Area code(s) | 812 and 930 |
FIPS code | 18-07192[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453135 |
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]
Brazil Township was organized in 1868.[6]
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]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains 4 cemeteries: Old Hill, Stunkard, Otter Creek and Restlawn.