Boone Township | |
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![]() Location of Boone Township in Cass County | |
Coordinates: 40°52′03″N 86°31′35″W / 40.86750°N 86.52639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Cass |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 35.31 sq mi (91.5 km2) |
• Land | 35.31 sq mi (91.5 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,405 |
• Density | 42/sq mi (16/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-06490[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453125 |
Boone Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,405 (down from 1,484 at 2010[4]) and it contained 620 housing units.
History
[edit]Boone Township was organized in 1836[5] or 1838.[6]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.31 square miles (91.5 km2), all land.[4]
Cities and towns
[edit]Adjacent townships
[edit]- Van Buren Township, Pulaski County (north)
- Wayne Township, Fulton County (northeast)
- Harrison (east)
- Noble (southeast)
- Jefferson (south)
- Jackson Township, White County (southwest)
- Cass Township, White County (west)
Major highways
[edit]Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains three cemeteries: Cline, Royal Center and Thompson.
References
[edit]- "Boone Township, Cass 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.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Boone Township, Cass County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Boone township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company.
- ^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 34.