Noble Township | |
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![]() Location of Noble Township in Cass County | |
Coordinates: 40°47′19″N 86°25′07″W / 40.78861°N 86.41861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Cass |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 26.21 sq mi (67.87 km2) |
• Land | 26.05 sq mi (67.47 km2) |
• Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,889 |
• Density | 72/sq mi (28/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-54054[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453669 |
Noble Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,889 (down from 1,960 at 2010[4]) and contained 816 housing units.
History
[edit]Noble Township was organized in 1836.[5] It was named for Noah Noble, fifth Governor of Indiana.[6]
Geography
[edit]Noble Township covers an area of 26.21 square miles (67.9 km2); 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) (0.61 percent) of this is water.
Cities and towns
[edit]- Logansport (west edge)
Unincorporated towns
[edit](This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
[edit]- Harrison (north)
- Bethlehem (northeast)
- Clay (east)
- Eel (southeast)
- Clinton (southwest)
- Jefferson (west)
- Boone (northwest)
Major highways
[edit]Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains three cemeteries: East Sand Ridge, Harper and Horney.
References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Noble 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.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Noble 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. pp. 661.
- ^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 36.