Ross Township is one of 14
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Clinton County, Indiana
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 33,190. The county seat is Frankfort.
History
Clinton County officially came into existence on March 1, 1830, and was named in honor of DeWitt Cli ...
. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,823 (down from 2,898 at 2010
) and it contained 1,146 housing units.
The township was named for John Ross, a pioneer settler and associate county judge.
History
Ross was one of Clinton County's original townships created on May 15, 1830. Solomon Miller—who arrived in March 1828—was its first settler. According to a 1913 county history, a considerable number of the township's early settlers were
Pennsylvania Germans
The Pennsylvania Dutch (), also referred to as Pennsylvania Germans, are an ethnic group in Pennsylvania in the United States, Ontario in Canada, and other regions of both nations. They largely originate from the Palatinate region of Germany ...
and
Dunkards.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.
Cities and towns
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Rossville
Unincorporated towns
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Edna Mills
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
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Clay Township, Carroll County (north)
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Democrat Township, Carroll County (northeast)
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Owen Township (east)
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Union Township (southeast)
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Washington Township (south)
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Madison Township (southwest)
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Perry Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
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Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
Major highways
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U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421 (also U.S. Highway 421, US 421) is a diagonal northwest–southeast United States Numbered Highway System, United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highwa ...
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Indiana State Road 26
State Road 26 (IN 26 or SR 26) is an east–west discontinuous state road in the central part of the US state of Indiana. The western end of the western segment is at the Illinois border, where it continues as Illino ...
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Indiana State Road 38
State Road 38 (SR 38) in the U.S. state of Indiana serves as a connection between Lafayette in the west and Richmond in the east.
Route description
SR 38 begins in Lafayette at the intersections of Sagamore Parkway and Main Stre ...
Cemeteries
The township contains four cemeteries: Hiner, Kuhns, Latshaw and Pleasant View.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
External links
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Townships in Clinton County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
1830 establishments in Indian Territory
Populated places established in 1830