Clinton Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Clinton Township
Township
Location of Clinton Township in Decatur County
Coordinates: 39°25′19″N 85°28′03″W / 39.42194°N 85.46750°WCoordinates: 39°25′19″N 85°28′03″W / 39.42194°N 85.46750°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	22.47 sq mi (58.2 km^2)
• Land	22.47 sq mi (58.2 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation[1]	948 ft (289 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	513
• Density	22.8/sq mi (8.8/km^2)
FIPS code	18-13708[2]
GNIS feature ID	453230

Clinton Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 513 and it contained 191 housing units.^[3]

History

Clinton Township was organized in 1829.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 22.47 square miles (58.2 km²), all land.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

• Sandusky
• Springhill (extinct)

Adjacent townships

• Anderson Township, Rush County (north)
• Fugit Township (east)
• Washington Township (south)
• Adams Township (west)

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 3

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Butcher, McLaughlin and Swails.

References

• "Clinton Township, Decatur County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
4. Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 95.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana