Cass Township, LaPorte County, Indiana explained

Official Name:Cass Township
Settlement Type:Township
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:LaPorte
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:36.38
Area Land Sq Mi:36.38
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1825
Population Density Sq Mi:50.4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:215
Elevation Ft:705
Coordinates:41.3864°N -86.8681°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-10720[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:453165

Cass Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,825 (a tiny decrease of 1,833 from 2010[4]) and it contained 764 housing units.

History

Cass Township was established in 1848. It was named for Lewis Cass, Democratic candidate in the 1848 United States presidential election.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, all land.[4]

References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Cass Township, LaPorte County, Indiana . . Apr 3, 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/20200212202535/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18091 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  5. Book: A twentieth century history and biographical record of La Porte County, Indiana . Lewis Publishing Co. . Daniels, E. D. . 1904 . 36.

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