Noble Township is one of fourteen

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Cass County, Indiana Cass County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 37,870. The county seat is Logansport, Indiana, Logansport. Cass County comprises the Logansport, IN Mi ...

. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,889 (down from 1,960 at

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) and contained 816 housing units.

History

Noble Township was organized in 1836. It was named for

Noah Noble Noah Noble (January 15, 1794 – February 8, 1844) was the fifth governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1831 to 1837. His two terms focused largely on internal improvements, culminating in the passage of the Mammoth Internal Improvemen ...

, fifth

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Geography

Noble Township covers an area of ; (0.61 percent) of this is water.

Cities and towns

* Logansport (west edge)

Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

* Harrison (north) *

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(northeast) *

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(east) *

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(southeast) * Clinton (southwest) * Jefferson (west) * Boone (northwest)

Major highways

U.S. Route 24 U.S. Route 24 or U.S. Highway 24 (US 24) is one of the original United States Numbered Highways of 1926 which runs east and west for most of its routing. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Misso ...

* U.S. Route 35 * Indiana State Road 17

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: East Sand Ridge, Harper and Horney.

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

U.S. Board on Geographic Names

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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