Clinton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Clinton Township

Township

Location of Clinton Township in Elkhart County

Coordinates: 41°34′05″N 85°42′29″W﻿ / ﻿41.56806°N 85.70806°W﻿ / 41.56806; -85.70806
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Elkhart
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 35.78 sq mi (92.7 km2)
• Land| 35.73 sq mi (92.5 km2)
• Water| 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation

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| 915 ft (279 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 4,870
• Density| 140/sq mi (53/km2)
FIPS code| 18-13726[2]
GNIS feature ID| 453231

Clinton Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,870,[3] up from 4,624 at the previous census.[4]

According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 41.4% of the township's population spoke only English, while 57.2 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language"[3] (basically Pennsylvania German/German).

## History

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Clinton Township was named for the son of a pioneer settler.[5]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2010| 4,624| | —
2020| 4,870| | 5.3%
U.S. Censuses: 2010,[4]
and 2020[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.78 square miles (92.7 km2), of which 35.73 square miles (92.5 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.17%) is water.[4] Fish Lake is in this township.

### Cities and towns

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* Millersburg (north three-quarters)

### Adjacent townships

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* Middlebury Township (north)
* Newbury Township, LaGrange County (northeast)
* Eden Township, LaGrange County (east)
* Perry Township, Noble County (southeast)
* Benton Township (south)
* Jackson Township (southwest)
* Elkhart Township (west)
* Jefferson Township (northwest)

### Major highways

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* SR 4
* SR 13

### Cemeteries

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The township contains at least six cemeteries: Clinton Brick Mennonite, Clinton Union, Nisley, Rock Run, Thomas, and Woodlawn [6]

## References

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* "Clinton Township, Elkhart 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

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ a b c "Clinton township, Elkhart County, Indiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
4. ^ a b c "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.
5. ^ History of Elkhart County, Indiana. Chas. C. Chapman Co. 1881. pp. 692.
6. ^ Cemeteries of Elkhart County, Indiana, Vol I 1990, p. 2, 94-180

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Goshen

Cities|

* Elkhart
* Goshen
* Nappanee‡

Map of Indiana highlighting Elkhart County

Towns|

* Bristol
* Middlebury
* Millersburg
* Wakarusa

Townships|

* Baugo
* Benton
* Cleveland
* Clinton
* Concord
* Elkhart
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Locke
* Middlebury
* Olive
* Osolo
* Union
* Washington
* York

CDPs|

* Benton
* Dunlap
* New Paris
* Simonton Lake
* Vistula

Other
communities|

* Bainter Town
* Bonneyville Mills
* Foraker
* Gravelton‡
* Jamestown
* Locke
* Midway
* Southwest
* Waterford Mills

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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