title: Lewis Township, Clay County, Indiana
text: # Lewis Township, Clay County, Indiana
  
  Lewis Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,464 and it contained 632 housing units.
  
  ## History
  
  Lewis Township was organized in the 1840s. It was named for Lewis Cass.
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 44.22 square miles (114.5 $km^2),$ of which 44.05 square miles (114.1 $km^2)$ (or 99.62%) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 $km^2)$ (or 0.38%) is water.
  
  ### Unincorporated towns
  
  * Bogle Corner
  * Brunswick
  * Buchanan Corner
  * Coalmont
  * Howesville
  
  (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
  
  ### Adjacent townships
  
  * Perry Township (north)
  * Harrison Township (northeast)
  * Smith Township, Greene County (southeast)
  * Wright Township, Greene County (south)
  * Jackson Township, Sullivan County (west)
  * Pierson Township, Vigo County (northwest)
  
  ### Major highways
  
  * Indiana State Road 48
  * Indiana State Road 59
  * Indiana State Road 159
  * Indiana State Road 246
  
  ### Cemeteries
  
  The township contains three cemeteries: Oak Grove, Old Union and Sanders.
  
  