Boone Township, Cass County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°52′03″N 86°31′35″W / 40.86750°N 86.52639°W / 40.86750; -86.52639CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCassGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.31 sq mi (91.5 km²) • Land35.31 sq mi (91.5 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

725 ft (221 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,405 • Density42/sq mi (16/km²)FIPS code18-06490^[3]GNIS feature ID453125

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

Boone Township was organized in 1836^[5] or 1838.^[6]

Geography

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

Royal Center

Adjacent townships

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

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Cline, Royal Center and Thompson.

References

"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.