Clinton Township is one of fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Cass County, Indiana, United States. As of the
2010 census, its population was 816.
History
Clinton Township was organized in 1834. It was named for
DeWitt Clinton
DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist. He served as a United States senator, as the mayor of New York City, and as the seventh governor of New York. In this last capacity, he was largely res ...
, sixth
Governor of New York
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.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.49%) is land and (or 1.51%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Logansport (west edge)
Unincorporated towns
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Clymers
Adjacent townships
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Noble
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Noble may also refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Noble Glacier, King George Island
* Noble Nunatak, Marie Byrd Land
* Noble Peak, Wiencke Island
* Noble Rocks, Graham Land
Australia
* Noble Island, Great B ...
(northeast)
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Eel
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(east)
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Washington
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* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
(east)
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Washington Township, Carroll County (southeast)
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Liberty Township, Carroll County (southwest)
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Adams Township, Carroll County (west)
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Jefferson Jefferson may refer to:
Names
* Jefferson (surname)
* Jefferson (given name)
People
* Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States
* Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...
(northwest)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 35
U.S. Route 35 (US 35) is a United States Highway that runs southeast-northwest for approximately from the western suburbs of Charleston, West Virginia to northern Indiana. Although the highway is physically southeast-northwest, it is nomi ...
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Indiana State Road 25
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Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Clymers, Porter, Saint Johns and Shideler.
References
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United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
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Townships in Cass County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
1834 establishments in Indiana
Populated places established in 1834