Cass Township, Ohio County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Cass Township

Township

Location in Ohio County

Coordinates: 38°55′53″N 84°59′22″W﻿ / ﻿38.93139°N 84.98944°W﻿ / 38.93139; -84.98944
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Ohio
Organized| 1845
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 18.54 sq mi (48.0 km2)
• Land| 18.54 sq mi (48.0 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 830 ft (253 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 694
• Density| 37/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

47018, 47040

Area code(s)| 812, 930
GNIS feature ID| 453166

Cass Township is one of four townships in Ohio County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 694 and it contained 311 housing units.[1]

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1890| 701| | —
1900| 615| | −12.3%
1910| 591| | −3.9%
1920| 535| | −9.5%
1930| 523| | −2.2%
1940| 520| | −0.6%
1950| 506| | −2.7%
1960| 447| | −11.7%
1970| 398| | −11.0%
1980| 481| | 20.9%
1990| 546| | 13.5%
2000| 649| | 18.9%
2010| 714| | 10.0%
2020| 694| | −2.8%
Source: US Decennial Census[2]

## History

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Cass Township was organized in 1845.[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 18.54 square miles (48.0 km2), all land.[4]

### Unincorporated towns

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* Aberdeen at 38°54′19″N 84°59′15″W﻿ / ﻿38.905338°N 84.987451°W﻿ / 38.905338; -84.987451
* Bascom Corner at 38°54′32″N 84°58′07″W﻿ / ﻿38.908949°N 84.968562°W﻿ / 38.908949; -84.968562
* Blue at 38°55′30″N 85°00′17″W﻿ / ﻿38.925059°N 85.004674°W﻿ / 38.925059; -85.004674
* Cofield Corner at 38°57′10″N 84°57′31″W﻿ / ﻿38.952837°N 84.958562°W﻿ / 38.952837; -84.958562
* Downey Corner at 38°56′19″N 85°00′37″W﻿ / ﻿38.938670°N 85.01023°W﻿ / 38.938670; -85.01023

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

### Cemeteries

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The township contains Downey Cemetery.

### Major highways

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* Indiana State Road 56

## School districts

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* Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools

## Political districts

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* State House District 68
* State Senate District 43

## References

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* "Cass Township, Ohio County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
2. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
3. ^ History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana. F. E. Weakley. 1885. pp. 584.
4. ^ "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.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana
* City-Data.com page for Cass Township

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Places adjacent to Cass Township, Ohio County, Indiana

|  | Union Township |

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|  |
Pike Township |

Cass Township

| Randolph Township
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| Cotton Township, Switzerland County |

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Municipalities and communities of Ohio County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Rising Sun

City|

* Rising Sun

Map of Indiana highlighting Ohio County

Townships|

* Cass
* Pike
* Randolph
* Union

Unincorporated
communities|

* Aberdeen
* Bascom Corner
* Bear Branch
* Blue
* Buffalo
* Camp Shor
* Downey Corner
* Hartford
* Milton
* Norths Landing

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