Clinton Township, Decatur County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°25′19″N 85°28′03″W / 39.42194°N 85.46750°W / 39.42194; -85.46750CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDecaturGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total22.47 sq mi (58.2 km²) • Land22.47 sq mi (58.2 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

948 ft (289 m)Population

(2020)

• Total523 • Density23/sq mi (9.0/km²)FIPS code18-13708^[2]GNIS feature ID453230

Clinton Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 523 (up from 513 at 2010^[3]) and it contained 191 housing units.^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	699	—
1900	641	−8.3%
1910	641	0.0%
1920	599	−6.6%
1930	582	−2.8%
1940	572	−1.7%
1950	589	3.0%
1960	534	−9.3%
1970	583	9.2%
1980	497	−14.8%
1990	494	−0.6%
2000	473	−4.3%
2010	513	8.5%
2020	523	1.9%
Source: US Decennial Census^[5]

History

Clinton Township was organized in 1829.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 22.47 square miles (58.2 km²), all land.^[3]

Unincorporated towns

Sandusky
Springhill (extinct)
Williamstown

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Indiana State Road 3

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Butcher, McLaughlin and Swails.

References

"Clinton Township, Decatur 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 "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.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 95.