Cass County, Indiana#References

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Cass County

| state = Indiana

| ex image = Four buildings on Broadway in Logansport.jpg

| ex image size = 220px

| ex image cap = Courthouse Historic District (Logansport)

| seal =CassCountyINseal.png

| founded = 1829

| seat wl = Logansport

| largest city = Logansport

| area_total_sq_mi = 414.85

| area_land_sq_mi = 412.16

| area_water_sq_mi = 2.69

| area percentage = 0.65%

| census yr = 2020

| pop = 37870

| pop_est_as_of = 2023

| population_est = 37666 {{decrease}}

| density_sq_mi = auto

| web = www.co.cass.in.us

| named for = Lewis Cass

| district = 4th

| district2 = 2nd

| footnotes = Indiana county number 9

| time zone = Eastern |flag=CassCountyINflag.jpg}}

Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 37,870.{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Cass_County,_Indiana?g=050XX00US18017|title=Cass County, Indiana|access-date=May 29, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau}} The county seat is Logansport.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}

Cass County comprises the Logansport, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area.[http://www.citypopulation.de/php/usa-combmetro.php?cid=30900 Logansport, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area, citypopulation.de]

History

Cass County was formed in 1829. It is named for Gen. Lewis Cass, 2nd Territorial Governor of Michigan and later U.S. Secretary of War under President Andrew Jackson.{{cite news|url=http://millercenter.org/president/essays/cass-1831-secretary-of-war|title="Lewis Cass(1831-1836)"|work=Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia|access-date=October 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913030757/http://millercenter.org/president/essays/cass-1831-secretary-of-war|archive-date=September 13, 2015|url-status=dead}}

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of {{convert|414.85|sqmi}} of which {{convert|412.16|sqmi}} (or 99.35%) is land and {{convert|2.69|sqmi}} (or 0.65%) is water. The Wabash River flows westward through the county, and is joined by the Eel River in Logansport.

=Adjacent counties=

Fulton County - north
Miami County - east
Howard County - south
Carroll County - southwest
White County - west
Pulaski County - northwest

=City=

Logansport

=Towns=

=Census-designated place=

Grissom AFB (mostly in Miami Co.)

=Unincorporated places=

=Extinct towns=

Circleville
Taberville (absorbed into Logansport)
Kenneth

=Townships=

=Transit=

Cass Area Transit

=Major highways=

=Railroads=

Climate and weather

{{climate chart

|Logansport, Indiana

|14|33|1.74

|18|38|1.53

|28|49|2.61

|38|61|3.12

|49|73|3.80

|59|82|3.89

|63|85|3.47

|61|83|3.61

|53|77|3.34

|41|65|2.71

|31|51|3.42

|21|38|2.71

|float=right

|units=imperial

|clear=both

|source=The Weather Channel{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIN0376|title=Monthly Averages for Logansport IN|access-date=January 27, 2011|publisher=The Weather Channel}}}}

In recent years, average temperatures in Logansport have ranged from a low of {{convert|14|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|85|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-24|°F}} was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of {{convert|104|°F}} was recorded in June 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|1.53|in}} in February to {{convert|3.89|in}} in June.

Government

The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The legislative branch of the county government; controls spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected to four-year terms from county districts. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.{{cite web|author=Indiana Code|author-link=Indiana Code|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html|title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3|access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov}}{{cite web|author=Indiana Code|url= http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf|title=Title 2, Article 10, Section 2|access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov}}

Board of Commissioners: The executive body of the county; commissioners are elected county-wide to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the day-to-day functions of the county government.

Court: The county maintains a small claims court that can handle some civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to four-year terms, and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable who is also elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level circuit court.

County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, and circuit court clerk. They are elected to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare a party affiliation and to be residents of the county.

Most of Cass County is in Indiana's 4th congressional district; the extreme eastern edge is part of Indiana's 2nd congressional district. It is also part of Indiana Senate district 18{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3006.htm|title=Indiana Senate Districts|publisher=State of Indiana|access-date=January 23, 2011}} and Indiana House of Representatives districts 16 and 24.{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3005.htm|title=Indiana House Districts|publisher=State of Indiana|access-date=January 23, 2011}}

{{PresHead|place=Cass County, Indiana|source={{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=May 14, 2018}}}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1830= 1162

|1840= 5480

|1850= 11021

|1860= 16843

|1870= 24193

|1880= 27611

|1890= 31152

|1900= 34545

|1910= 36368

|1920= 38333

|1930= 34518

|1940= 36908

|1950= 38793

|1960= 40931

|1970= 40456

|1980= 40936

|1990= 38413

|2000= 40930

|2010= 38966

|2020= 37870

|estyear=2023

|estimate=37666

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}

|align-fn=center

|footnote=US Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}
1790-1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 10, 2014}} 1900-1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}
1990-2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}} 2010{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18017.html|title=Cass County QuickFacts|access-date=September 17, 2011|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607074737/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18017.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}

}}

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 38,966 people, 14,858 households, and 10,144 families in the county.{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18017|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213012801/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18017|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}} The population density was {{convert|94.5|PD/sqmi}}. There were 16,474 housing units at an average density of {{convert|40.0|/sqmi}}.{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18017|access-date=July 10, 2015|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202433/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18017|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}} The racial makeup of the county was 88.2% white, 1.5% black or African American, 1.1% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 7.0% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 12.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 24.0% were German, 15.0% were American, 11.8% were Irish, and 9.0% were English.{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7c0500000US18017|title=Selected Social Characteristics in the US – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214002905/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7C0500000US18017|archive-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=dead}}

Of the 14,858 households, 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.7% were non-families, and 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age was 38.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $49,873. Males had a median income of $37,823 versus $26,938 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,562. About 9.8% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7c0500000US18017|title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214003357/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7C0500000US18017|archive-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=dead}}

=2020 Census=

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 37,870 people.

class="wikitable"

|+Cass County Racial Composition{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cass County, Indiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Cass%20County,%20Indiana&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

White (NH)

|28,744

|76%

Black or African American (NH)

|560

|1.5%

Native American (NH)

|109

|0.3%

Asian (NH)

|573

|1.5%

Pacific Islander (NH)

|0.02%

Other/Mixed (NH)

|1,201

|3.17%

Hispanic or Latino

|6,675

|17.6%

Notable people

Rollie Zeider (1883–1967), major league baseball player (1910–1918); born in Hoover.
Film actor Greg Kinnear was born in Logansport.
Cpl. Humberto Sanchez (1998–2021) a U.S. Marine who was among the 13 service members killed in the 2021 Bombing of the Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport.{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/28/indiana-man-among-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan/5634625001/ | title=Indiana Marine Humberto Sanchez, 22, 'an American hero,' killed in Afghanistan airport attack | website=USA Today }}

Education

School districts which cover portions of the county include: Caston School Corporation, Logansport Community School Corporation, Pioneer Regional School Corporation, the Southeastern School Corporation.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18017_cass/DC20SD_C18017.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cass County, IN|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-10-11}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18017_cass/DC20SD_C18017_SD2MS.txt Text list]

High Schools and Middle Schools