Cass Township, Ohio County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°55′53″N 84°59′22″W / 38.93139°N 84.98944°W / 38.93139; -84.98944Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyOhioGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total18.54 sq mi (48.0 km²) • Land18.54 sq mi (48.0 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

830 ft (253 m)Population

(2020)

• Total694 • Density37/sq mi (14/km²)ZIP codes

47018, 47040

GNIS feature ID453166

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.	%±
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

Cass Township was organized in 1845.^[3]

Geography

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

Unincorporated towns

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

The township contains Downey Cemetery.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 56

School districts

Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools

Political districts

State House District 68
State Senate District 43

References

"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

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