Cass Township, Clay County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°26′59″N 86°58′49″W / 39.44972°N 86.98028°W / 39.44972; -86.98028CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyClayGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total12 sq mi (30 km²) • Land12 sq mi (30 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

581 ft (177 m)Population

(2020)

• Total346 • Density29/sq mi (11/km²)FIPS code18-10666^[2]GNIS feature ID453162

Cass Township is one of eleven townships in Clay County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 346 (slightly down from 347 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 148 housing units.^[4]

History

Cass Township was organized in the 1840s. It was named for Lewis Cass.^[5]

The Indiana State Highway Bridge 42-11-3101 and Poland Presbyterian Church and Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 12 square miles (31 km²), all land.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

Hirt Corner
Poland

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

Adjacent townships

Washington Township, Putnam County (north)
Jackson Township, Owen County (east)
Washington Township (south)
Jackson Township (west)

Major highways

Indiana State Road 42

Cemeteries

The township contains 13 cemeteries: Cagle, Neir, Wilkinson-Nees, Poland Chapel, [Unnamed]. Anderson, Cromwell, Rizley, Old Mace, Dyer-Schopple, Syster, Union, & Latham-Lucas.

References

"Cass Township, Clay 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.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 83.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.