Cass Township, Dubois County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Cass Township
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dubois
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:38.87
Area Land Sq Mi:38.54
Area Water Sq Mi:0.33
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2106
Population Density Sq Mi:54.9
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:171
Elevation Ft:561
Coordinates:38.2419°N -87.0056°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-10684[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453163

Cass Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,115 and it contained 873 housing units.[4]

History

Cass Township was created from land given by Patoka Township.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.15%) is land and (or 0.85%) is water.[4]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

The township contains eleven cemeteries: Augustana, Holland Methodist, Mount Vernon, Mount Zion, Saint Henry, Saint James (East and West), Saint Paul United Church of Christ, Stone Family Cemetery, Wibbeler Family Cemetery, Zoar Methodist (partially in Pike County).

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Cass Township, Dubois County, Indiana . . March 22, 2024.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212201139/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18037 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910 . Windmill Publications . Wilson, George R. . 1910 . 368.

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