Clinton Township, Cass County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°43′28″N 86°27′22″W / 40.72444°N 86.45611°W / 40.72444; -86.45611 (2020)[2]
Clinton Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 646 (down from 816 at 2010[4]) and contained 226 housing units.
History
Clinton Township was organized in 1834.[5] It was named for DeWitt Clinton, sixth Governor of New York.[6]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.13 square miles (65.1 km2), of which 24.75 square miles (64.1 km2) (or 98.49%) is land and 0.38 square miles (0.98 km2) (or 1.51%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns
- Logansport (west edge)
Unincorporated towns
- Clymers
Adjacent townships
- Noble (northeast)
- Eel (east)
- Washington (east)
- Washington Township, Carroll County (southeast)
- Liberty Township, Carroll County (southwest)
- Adams Township, Carroll County (west)
- Jefferson (northwest)
Major highways
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Clymers, Porter, Saint Johns and Shideler.
References
- "Clinton Township, Cass County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Clinton Township, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clinton township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 538.
- ^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 39.