Sugar Ridge Township is one of eleven
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
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 939 and it contained 449 housing units.
History
Sugar Ridge Township organized in 1854. It was named from a high ridge passing through its central portion.
The
Aqueduct Bridge,
Feeder Dam Bridge
Feeder Dam Bridge, also known as the Eel River Bridge and Clay County Bridge No. 208, is a historic Whipple through truss bridge located in Harrison Township and Sugar Ridge Township, Clay County, Indiana. It was built in 1894 and carries Towpat ...
, and
Jeffers Bridge 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 , of which (or 98.26%) is land and (or 1.77%) is water.
Dietz Lake is in this township.
Cities and towns
*
Center Point
Unincorporated towns
*
Ashboro
*
Saline City
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
*
Jackson Township (north)
*
Washington Township (east)
*
Marion Township, Owen County (southeast)
*
Harrison Township (south)
*
Perry Township (west)
*
Posey Township (northwest)
Major highways
*
Indiana State Road 46
State Road 46 in the U.S. state of Indiana is an east–west state highway in the southern half of Indiana.
Route description
The western terminus of SR 46 is at I-70 east of Terre Haute at an interchange before becoming a heavily travel ...
*
Indiana State Road 59
State Road 59 is a north–south road in Central Indiana that covers a distance of about through five counties.
Route description
State Road 59 begins at State Road 58 (SR 58) and heads north towards Sandborn. In Sandborn SR 59 ...
Cemeteries
The township contains three cemeteries: Gremes, Harris and Moss.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
{{authority control
Townships in Clay County, Indiana
Terre Haute metropolitan area
Townships in Indiana
1854 establishments in Indiana