Clinton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
Clinton Township | |
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Coordinates: 41°34′05″N 85°42′29″W / 41.56806°N 85.70806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Elkhart |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 35.78 sq mi (92.7 km2) |
• Land | 35.73 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 915 ft (279 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,870 |
• Density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-13726[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 453231 |
Clinton Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,870,[3] up from 4,624 at the previous census.[4]
According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 41.4% of the township's population spoke only English, while 57.2 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language"[3] (basically Pennsylvania German/German).
History
[edit]Clinton Township was named for the son of a pioneer settler.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 4,624 | — | |
2020 | 4,870 | 5.3% | |
U.S. Censuses: 2010,[4] and 2020[3] |
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.78 square miles (92.7 km2), of which 35.73 square miles (92.5 km2) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.17%) is water.[4] Fish Lake is in this township.
Cities and towns
[edit]- Millersburg (north three-quarters)
Adjacent townships
[edit]- Middlebury Township (north)
- Newbury Township, LaGrange County (northeast)
- Eden Township, LaGrange County (east)
- Perry Township, Noble County (southeast)
- Benton Township (south)
- Jackson Township (southwest)
- Elkhart Township (west)
- Jefferson Township (northwest)
Major highways
[edit]Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains at least six cemeteries: Clinton Brick Mennonite, Clinton Union, Nisley, Rock Run, Thomas, and Woodlawn [6]
References
[edit]- "Clinton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Clinton township, Elkhart County, Indiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ History of Elkhart County, Indiana. Chas. C. Chapman Co. 1881. pp. 692.
- ^ Cemeteries of Elkhart County, Indiana, Vol I 1990, p. 2, 94-180
External links
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