Brazil, the county seat of Clay County, is located on U.S. Highway 40, 15 miles east of Terre Haute, Indiana and 55 miles west of Indianapolis, Indiana. State Highway 59 connects Brazil with I-70, five miles south of Brazil
| 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | ||
| City | 8,901 | 8,422 | 7,640 | 8,188 | 8,214 | |
| County | 23,933 | 24,862 | 24,705 | 26,556 | 27,142 |
*Source: www.census.gov
|
Name |
Business |
Approximate Number of Employees |
| Great Dane Trailers, Inc. | Truck Trailer Manufacturing |
1000 |
| Morris Manufacturing | Auto Parts Manufacturing |
200 |
| Metal Fabricating/Steel Sales |
115 |
|
| Technifab | Cryogenic Equipment |
70 |
| Britt Tool | Tool and Die |
N/A |
| Brazil Trucking | Freight Carrier |
18 |
| Spun Metals | Metal Spinning |
45 |
| Hancor | Corrugated Plastic Tubing |
39 |
| IVC |
Industrial Varnish Coatings Manufacture |
45 |
| National Printing Converters | Peel Off Label Manufacturing |
27 |
| Indiana Oxide | Lead Oxide |
33 |
Employment figures for some of the major non-governmental employers in Clay County, as of 8/13/09.
Sources: "About sections" of company websites, company H.R. Depts. and business directories (e.g. Manta, MacRae's).
| Highway |
| U.S. 40, State Road 59, and I-70 |
| Truck |
| Major interstate and intrastate lines operate from area terminals |
| Air |
| Brazil/Clay County Airport (public); Commercial Service at Terre Haute, Indiana or Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Barge |
| None |
| Rail |
| None |
| Electric |
| Duke Energy |
| Cable TV |
| Avenue Broadband |
| Gas |
| Vectren |
| Water |
| City of Brazil Utilities--Deep Well source and treatment Plant |
| Telephone / Cell Phone |
| Verizon (cell, data services) |
| Avenue Broadband (cable, phone, internet service) |
| Frontier Communications (landline phone, additional features & options) |
| Internet Service Providers |
| Avenue Broadband |
| Clay County Internet |
| Joink Internet |
| Verizon |
St. Vincent Clay Hospital--an acute hospital with 24-hour emergency room staffed by physicians.
| Administration |
| Mayor and five-member council; four-year terms; third class city |
| Planning and Zoning |
| Administrator; Planning Commission; Board of Zoning Board |
| Law Enforcement |
| Chief directs 12-member force |
| Fire Department |
| Chief directs 13-member force; Class VII insurance rating |
| Waste Removal |
| Municipal removable to sanitary landfill |
| Sewage |
| Municipal 5 MGD disposal plant--50% peak usage |
Located in Brazil are the following banks with total deposits in Brazil and total deposits in Indiana as of July 30, 2009
| Bank Name |
Bank Deposits in Brazil |
Local Market Share |
Total Deposits these Banks have in the State of Indiana |
| Riddell National Bank |
$93,066,000 |
40.81% |
$111,338,000 |
| First Financial Bank |
$71,750,000 |
31.46% | $1,307,114,000 |
| Harris Bank | $27,299,000 | 11.97% | $1,822,039,000 |
| Fifth Third Bank Indiana | $35,935,000 | 15.76% | $6,120,941,000 |
Source: FDIC website at www.fdic.gov