Miami Township, Cass County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°46′23″N 86°13′09″W / 40.77306°N 86.21917°W / 40.77306; -86.21917CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCassGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total20.34 sq mi (52.67 km²) • Land20.06 sq mi (51.95 km²) • Water0.28 sq mi (0.71 km²)Elevation

^[1]

699 ft (213 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,311 • Density64/sq mi (25/km²)FIPS code18-48654^[3]GNIS feature ID453619

Miami Township is one of fourteen townships in Cass County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,311 (up from 1,292 at 2010^[4]) and contained 571 housing units.

History

Miami Township was organized in 1831.^[5] It was named after the Miami people who once inhabited the area.^[6]

Geography

Miami Township covers an area of 20.34 square miles (52.7 km²); 0.28 square miles (0.73 km²) (1.38 percent) of this is water.

Unincorporated towns

Danes
Lewisburg
Miami Bend
New Waverly
Old Adamsboro

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Adams (north)
Jefferson Township, Miami County (northeast)
Peru Township, Miami County (east)
Tipton (south)
Washington (southwest)
Clay (west)
Eel (west)

Major highways

U.S. Route 24

Cemeteries

The township contains four cemeteries: Ever Rest Memorial Gardens, Miami, Mount Calvary and Williams.

References

United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
U.S. Board on Geographic Names

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Miami 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): Miami township, Cass County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
^ Helm, Thomas B. (1878). History of Cass County, Indiana. Kingman Bros. pp. 38.
^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 635.