Cass Township | |
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![]() Location of Cass Township in Clay County | |
Coordinates: 39°26′59″N 86°58′49″W / 39.44972°N 86.98028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clay |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 12 sq mi (30 km2) |
• Land | 12 sq mi (30 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 346 |
• Density | 29/sq mi (11/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-10666 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453162 |
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]
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]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 12 square miles (31 km2), all land. [3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains 13 cemeteries: Cagle, Neir, Wilkinson-Nees, Poland Chapel, [Unnamed]. Anderson, Cromwell, Rizley, Old Mace, Dyer-Schopple, Syster, Union, & Latham-Lucas.