Cass Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°23′11″N 86°52′05″W / 41.38639°N 86.86806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | LaPorte |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 36.38 sq mi (94.2 km2) |
• Land | 36.38 sq mi (94.2 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,825 |
• Density | 50.4/sq mi (19.5/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-10720[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453165 |
Cass Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,825 (a tiny decrease of 1,833 from 2010[4]) and it contained 764 housing units.
Cass Township was established in 1848. It was named for Lewis Cass, Democratic candidate in the 1848 United States presidential election.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.38 square miles (94.2 km2), all land.[4]