Clinton Township is one of sixteen
townships
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in
Elkhart County, Indiana
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. As of the
2020 census, its population was 4,870,
[ up from 4,624 at the previous census.]English
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, while 57.2 spoke an "other han SpanishIndo-European language"[ (basically ]Pennsylvania German
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/German
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).
History
Clinton Township was named for the son of a pioneer settler.
Demographics
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.86%) is land and (or 0.17%) is water.
Cities and towns
* Millersburg (north three-quarters)
Adjacent townships
* Middlebury Township (north)
* Newbury Township, LaGrange County (northeast)
* Eden Township, LaGrange County (east)
* Perry Township, Noble County (southeast)
* Benton Township (south)
* Jackson Township (southwest)
* Elkhart Township (west)
* Jefferson Township (northwest)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
The township contains at least six cemeteries: Clinton Brick Mennonite, Clinton Union, Nisley, Rock Run, Thomas, and Woodlawn [Cemeteries of Elkhart County, Indiana, Vol I 1990, p. 2, 94-180]
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township Association
United Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Elkhart County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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