Cass Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°07′43″N 86°52′03″W / 41.12861°N 86.86750°W

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Cass Township
Township
Location in Pulaski County
Coordinates: 41°07′43″N 86°52′03″W / 41.12861°N 86.86750°W / 41.12861; -86.86750
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Pulaski
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.16 sq mi (93.7 km²)
• Land	36.16 sq mi (93.7 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Elevation	705 ft (215 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	761
• Density	21/sq mi (8.1/km²)
ZIP codes	46366, 46374, 47957
GNIS feature ID	453167

Cass Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 761 and it contained 366 housing units.^[1]

Cass Township was organized in 1850.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	594	—
1900	678	14.1%
1910	583	−14.0%
1920	524	−10.1%
1930	411	−21.6%
1940	519	26.3%
1950	595	14.6%
1960	667	12.1%
1970	670	0.4%
1980	913	36.3%
1990	788	−13.7%
2000	1,013	28.6%
2010	878	−13.3%
2020	761	−13.3%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.16 square miles (93.7 km²), all land.^[4]

Unincorporated towns

Clarks at 41°08′00″N 86°53′25″W / 41.133373°N 86.890297°W / 41.133373; -86.890297
Radioville at 41°09′35″N 86°53′28″W / 41.159762°N 86.891131°W / 41.159762; -86.891131

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

Adjacent townships

Railroad Township, Starke County (north)
Wayne Township, Starke County (northeast)
Rich Grove Township (east)
Jefferson Township (southeast)
White Post Township (south)
Gillam Township, Jasper County (southwest)
Walker Township, Jasper County (west)
Kankakee Township, Jasper County (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains Bethlehem Cemetery, Noggle Cemetery, St. John's Cemetery, and Sutton Cemetery.

Major highways

U.S. Route 421

Education

North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation
West Central School Corporation

Cass Township residents may obtain a free library card from the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.^[5]

Political districts

Indiana's 2nd congressional district
State House District 20
State Senate District 5

References

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 608.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.
^ "The Library District". Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

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Places adjacent to Cass Township, Pulaski County, Indiana

Kankakee Township, Jasper County

Railroad Township, Starke County

Wayne Township, Starke County

Walker Township, Jasper County

Cass Township

Rich Grove Township

Gillam Township, Jasper County

White Post Township

Jefferson Township

v t e Municipalities and communities of Pulaski County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Winamac
Towns	Francesville Medaryville Monterey Winamac	Map of Indiana highlighting Pulaski County
Townships	Beaver Cass Franklin Harrison Indian Creek Jefferson Monroe Rich Grove Salem Tippecanoe Van Buren White Post
CDPs	Lake Bruce‡ Pulaski Star City
Other communities	Beardstown Clarks Denham Lakeside Lawton Radioville Ripley Thornhope Vanmeter Park
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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