Cass Township, Dubois County, Indiana
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|image_caption = Countryside from U.S. 231 in Cass Township
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|map_caption = Location of Cass Township in Dubois County
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|subdivision_name2 = Dubois
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|government_type = Indiana township
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|area_total_sq_mi = 38.87
|area_land_sq_mi = 38.54
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.33
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_footnotes = {{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Cass Township, Dubois County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Cass_township,_Dubois_County,_Indiana?g=060XX00US1803710684 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 22, 2024}}
|population_total = 2106
|population_density_sq_mi = 54.9
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|elevation_m = 171
|elevation_ft = 561
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|blank_info = 18-10684{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}
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Cass Township is one of twelve townships in Dubois County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,115 and it contained 873 housing units.{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18037
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201139/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18037
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2020-02-12
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1
|publisher=United States Census
|accessdate=2013-05-10
}}
History
Cass Township was created from land given by Patoka Township.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_E1Q0AQAAMAAJ | title=History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910 | publisher=Windmill Publications | author=Wilson, George R. | year=1910 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_E1Q0AQAAMAAJ/page/n262 368]}}
Geography
=Cities and towns=
=Unincorporated towns=
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
=Adjacent townships=
- Patoka Township (north)
- Ferdinand Township (east)
- Carter Township, Spencer County (southeast)
- Pigeon Township, Warrick County (southwest)
- Lockhart Township, Pike County (west)
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=Cemeteries=
The township contains eleven cemeteries: Augustana, Holland Methodist, Mount Vernon, Mount Zion, Saint Henry, Saint James (East and West), Saint Paul United Church of Christ, Stone Family Cemetery, Wibbeler Family Cemetery, Zoar Methodist (partially in Pike County).
References
- {{cite gnis|453163|Cass Township, Dubois County, Indiana|2009-09-24}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20000815064614/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
External links
- [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/ Indiana Township Association]
- [http://unitedtownships.org/ United Township Association of Indiana]
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Category:Townships in Dubois County, Indiana