Cass Township is one of eleven

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Clay County, Indiana Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 26,890. The county seat is Brazil. Clay County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The Indiana Legislature ...

. As of the 2010 census, its population was 347 and it contained 140 housing units.

History

Cass Township was organized in the 1840s. It was named for

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. The

Indiana State Highway Bridge 42-11-3101 Indiana State Highway Bridge 42-11-3101, also known as Poland Bridge, is a historic Truss bridge, Parker through truss bridge located in Cass Township, Clay County, Indiana, Cass Township, Clay County, Indiana. It was built by the Vincennes Bridge ...

and

Poland Presbyterian Church and Cemetery Poland Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, also known as Poland Historical Chapel and Poland Cemetery, is a historic Presbyterian church and cemetery on IN 42 near Co. Rd. 56S in Cass Township, Clay County, Indiana. It was built in 1869, and ...

are listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.

Unincorporated towns

* Hirt Corner *

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

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

Adjacent townships

* Washington Township, Putnam County (north) * Jackson Township, Owen County (east) * Washington Township (south) * Jackson Township (west)

Major highways

Indiana State Road 42 State Road 42 (SR 42) is an east–west road in Central Indiana. Its western terminus is at US 40 in Terre Haute. Its eastern terminus is at State Road 67 and State Road 144 in Mooresville. Route description From the western ter ...

Cemeteries

The township contains 13 cemeteries: Cagle, Neir, Wilkinson-Nees, Poland Chapel, nnamed Anderson, Cromwell, Rizley, Old Mace, Dyer-Schopple, Syster, Union, & Latham-Lucas.

References

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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

External links

* {{authority control Townships in Clay County, Indiana Terre Haute metropolitan area Townships in Indiana Populated places established in the 1840s 1840s establishments in Indiana