Sugar Ridge Township is one of eleven
townships
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Clay County, Indiana
Clay County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 26,466. The county seat is Brazil, Indiana, Brazil. Clay County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Terre Haute metropolit ...
. As of the 2020 census, its population was 914 (down from 939 at 2010
) and it contained 438 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 Truss bridge, Whipple through truss bridge located in Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana, Harrison Township and Sugar Ridge Township, Clay Cou ...
, and
Jeffers Bridge are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
.
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 US 40 east of Terre Haute. It is a four-lane highway with signalized int ...
*
Indiana State Road 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