Miami Township, Cass County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Miami Township

Township

Location of Miami Township in Cass County

Coordinates: 40°46′23″N 86°13′09″W﻿ / ﻿40.77306°N 86.21917°W﻿ / 40.77306; -86.21917
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Cass
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 20.34 sq mi (52.67 km2)
• Land| 20.06 sq mi (51.95 km2)
• Water| 0.28 sq mi (0.71 km2)
Elevation

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| 699 ft (213 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 1,311
• Density| 64/sq mi (25/km2)
FIPS code| 18-48654[3]
GNIS feature ID| 453619

Miami Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,311 (up from 1,292 at 2010[4]) and contained 571 housing units.

## History

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Miami Township was organized in 1831.[5] It was named after the Miami people who once inhabited the area.[6]

## Geography

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Miami Township covers an area of 20.34 square miles (52.7 km2); 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2) (1.38 percent) of this is water.

### Unincorporated towns

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* Danes
* Lewisburg
* Miami Bend
* New Waverly
* Old Adamsboro

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

### Adjacent townships

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* Adams (north)
* Jefferson Township, Miami County (northeast)
* Peru Township, Miami County (east)
* Tipton (south)
* Washington (southwest)
* Clay (west)
* Eel (west)

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 24

### Cemeteries

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The township contains four cemeteries: Ever Rest Memorial Gardens, Miami, Mount Calvary and Williams.

## References

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* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
* U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Miami Township, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Miami township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
5. ^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 38.
6. ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 635.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miami Township, Cass County, Indiana.

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Logansport

City|

* Logansport

Map of Indiana highlighting Cass County

Towns|

* Galveston
* Onward
* Royal Center
* Walton

Townships|

* Adams
* Bethlehem
* Boone
* Clay
* Clinton
* Deer Creek
* Eel
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Miami
* Noble
* Tipton
* Washington

CDPs|

* Anoka
* Grissom AFB‡
* Lake Cicott
* Lincoln
* Lucerne
* Twelve Mile
* Young America

Other
communities|

* Adamsboro
* Clymers
* Deacon
* Dunkirk
* Georgetown
* Hoover
* Leases Corner
* Lewisburg
* Metea
* Miami Bend
* New Waverly

Footnotes|

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

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